Potenza

[ puh-ten-zuh; Italian paw-ten-tsah ]

noun

1. a city in Basilicata, in S Italy.

Example Sentences

Dr. Marc Potenza, a psychiatrist and director of Yale’s Center of Excellence in Gambling Research, described “a perfect storm” that could lead some people to develop a gambling problem.

From New York Times

Particularly vulnerable are young men who place high value on sports, Dr. Potenza said.

From New York Times

"We were under the window where he was supposed to appear but then he didn't show up," said tourist Francesco Sinisgalli from Potenza in southern Italy.

From Reuters

Mr Riccardi was working for an Italian university at the time, 10 years ago, and had to go to the city of Potenza in the south of the country for a conference.

From BBC

Italian tourists Andrea Romano and Michele La Penna told the BBC their hometown of Potenza, in the Apennine mountains, has "more humane temperatures" than Rome.

From BBC