Piacenza

American

[pyah-chen-tsah] / pyɑˈtʃɛn tsɑ /

noun

a city in N Italy, on the Po River.

Piacenza British

/ pjaˈtʃɛntsa /

noun

Latin name: Placentia. a town in N Italy, in Emilia-Romagna on the River Po. Pop: 95 594 (2001)

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Giorgio Armani was born in Piacenza, northern Italy, on 11 July 1934.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

He painted the latter around 1513 for the church of San Sisto in Piacenza, Italy.

From Scientific American • Feb. 3, 2023

He died in 1905 in Piacenza, where he was bishop, and was beatified in 1997 by St. John Paul.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2022

"The dissemination in the media of videos depicting the criminal episode is being thoroughly investigated," Piacenza prosecutor Grazia Pradella said.

From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2022

He had come back from singing in Piacenza.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

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