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ancona

1 American  
[ahn-kaw-nah, ang-koh-nuh] / ɑnˈkɔ nɑ, æŋˈkoʊ nə /

noun

Italian.

plural

ancone,

plural

anconas

  1. an altarpiece, usually consisting of a painted panel or panels, reliefs, or statues set in an elaborate frame.

Ancona 2 American  
[ahn-kaw-nah] / ɑnˈkɔ nɑ /

noun

  1. a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.

  2. one of a Mediterranean breed of chickens having mottled black-and-white plumage.

Ancona British  
/ aŋˈkoːna /

noun

  1. a port in central Italy, on the Adriatic, capital of the Marches: founded by Greeks from Syracuse in about 390 bc . Pop: 100 507 (2001)

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Etymology

Origin of ancona

First recorded in 1870–75

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