Cremona

[ kri-moh-nuh; Italian kre-maw-nah ]

noun

1. a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
2. one of a class of violins of superior quality made there during the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries.

Cremona

/ kreˈmoːna /

noun

1. a city in N Italy, in Lombardy on the River Po: noted for the manufacture of fine violins in the 16th–18th centuries. Pop: 70 887 (2001)

Example Sentences

Eventually, a journey with twists and turns took her to Cremona in northern Italy — a famed hub for violin makers, including masters like Antonio Stradivari, since the 16th century.

From New York Times

In his early 20s, he moved to Cremona, Italy — a city long known for its master luthiers — to study violin making.

From New York Times

While a classic violin made in the famed workshops of Cremona, an hour’s drive from Milan, will use fir and maple, the instruments of the sea are assembled from a softer African fir, the sun- and sea-drenched hues of blue, orange and red left as a reminder of the journey.

From Seattle Times

These are currently stored in liquid nitrogen at minus 196 degrees Celsius in Berlin, Germany, and Cremona, Italy, awaiting embryo transfer into southern white rhino surrogate mothers.

From Science Daily

This year’s Roads of Friendship concert series will launch on July 7 in Ravenna, and feature the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra founded by Muti, the Cremona Ancient Choir as well as Jordanian musicians.

From Seattle Times