Florence

[ flawr-uhns, flor- ]

noun

1. Italian Firenze. a city in central Italy, on the Arno River: capital of the former grand duchy of Tuscany.
2. a city in NW Alabama, on the Tennessee River.
3. a city in E South Carolina.
4. a town in N Kentucky.
5. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “flowery.”

Florence

/ ˈflɒrəns /

noun

1. a city in central Italy, on the River Arno in Tuscany: became an independent republic in the 14th century; under Austrian and other rule intermittently from 1737 to 1859; capital of Italy 1865–70. It was the major cultural and artistic centre of the Renaissance and is still one of the world's chief art centres. Pop: 356 118 (2001) Ancient nameFlorentiaflɒˈrɛntsɪə-ˈrɛntɪə Italian nameFirenze

Florence

1. City in central Italy on the Arno River.

Notes

Florence is a tourist center known for its handicrafts.

Florence was the center of the Italian Renaissance from the fourteenth to the sixteenth centuries, during which time the artistic and intellectual life of the city flourished. Dante , Boccaccio, Botticelli , Donatello, Leonardo da Vinci , Raphael , and Michelangelo were among the authors and artists who were born and were active there.

It was dominated by the Medici family from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries.

The city's many works of architecture include the cathedral (see also cathedral ) of Santa Maria del Fiore, the Pitti Palace, and the Uffizi.

Example Sentences

The second miracle attributed to Mr Acutis came in 2024, when a university student in Florence was healed despite having bleeding on the brain after suffering head trauma.

From BBC

Former Manhattan prosecutor Diana Florence said that this request makes it doubtful that Trump would face sentencing at the scheduled hearing on 26 November, as the judge will probably accept the prosecutors' proposal.

From BBC

A small-town kid born out of wedlock, he moved from the rustic countryside of Vinci, 30 miles west of Florence, to the sophisticated city to make his way.

From Los Angeles Times

The north and south Interstate 5 connectors to the southbound 605 Freeway will be closed for the weekend, along with the Florence Avenue and Telegraph Road on-ramps, until early Monday morning.

From Los Angeles Times

Prof Wiles, whose own mother lives with dementia, is part of a team working on the Florence Project.

From BBC