Rimini

American  

[rim-uh-nee, ree-mee-nee] / ˈrɪm ə ni, ˈri mi ni /

noun

1. Francesca da. Francesca da Rimini.

2. Ancient Ariminum.  a seaport in northeastern Italy, on the Adriatic.

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Rimini British  

/ ˈrɪmɪnɪ /

noun

1. Ancient name: Ariminum.  a port and resort in NE Italy, in Emilia-Romagna on the N Adriatic coast. Pop: 128 656 (2001)

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Example Sentences

The Rimini “Pietà” embodies everything we associate with the Renaissance: attention to the particulars of the world around us and appreciation for the art of the classical past.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

"Migration phenomena must be tackled for what they are: global movements, which cannot be erased by walls or barriers," Mattarella said at a conference in Rimini hosted by the Catholic group Communion and Liberation.

From Reuters • Aug. 25, 2023

The latest investigation into Pantani's death, attempting to sort theory from reality, is still going on behind closed doors in Rimini.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2023

Similar kits have been found across most of the Empire; the largest and most varied was discovered in 1989 in the ruins of a third-century physician’s home in Rimini, Italy.

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2023

The story of Pelleas and Melisanda is as old as love: it is the story of Francesca da Rimini; it is Sudermann's Geschichte der stillen Mühle.

From Life and Writings of Maurice Maeterlinck by Bithell, Jethro