Monza

American

[mon-zuh, mawn-tsah] / ˈmɒn zə, ˈmɔn tsɑ /

noun

a city in N Italy, NNE of Milan.

Monza British

/ ˈmontsa /

noun

a city in N Italy, northeast of Milan: the ancient capital of Lombardy; scene of the assassination of King Umberto I in 1900; motor-racing circuit. Pop: 120 204 (2001)

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Melbourne joins Saudi Arabia, Austria, Silverstone, Monza, Azerbaijan and Las Vegas among the worst circuits for energy - tracks with long straights but not much facility to recover in braking zones.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Carlo Maria Abate used this car to win the 1960 Coppa D’Oro at Monza.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

The first Formula 1 World Championship went down to the final race, in Italy at Monza, with Alfa Romeo's Juan Manuel Fangio, Giuseppe Farina and Luigi Fagioli all in contention.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions after the race at Monza.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

We went to Monza, and saw the iron crown; and there I found the Magnolia grandiflora, which hitherto I had only known as a greenhouse plant, rising almost into a forest tree.

From Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville by Somerville, Mary

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