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Padua

American  
[paj-oo-uh] / ˈpædʒ u ə /

noun

  1. a city in NE Italy.

Padua British  
/ ˈpædʒʊə, ˈpædjʊə /

noun

  1. Latin name: Patavium.  Italian name: Padova.  a city in NE Italy, in Veneto: important in Roman and Renaissance times; university (1222); botanical garden (1545). Pop: 204 870 (2001)

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  • Paduan adjective

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Picco had political science degrees from the University of Padua and the University of California, Santa Barbara, along with the universities of Prague and Amsterdam.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2024

While studying there, she spent a junior year in Padua.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2024

The team behind this research includes contributors based in Italy at the University of Padua, Museum of Nature South Tyrol, and the Museo delle Scienze in Trento.

From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2024

Further tests are underway at the University of Padua and the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 3, 2024

As a student in Padua, Harvey must have known about Galileo, who was teaching there at the time, but as far as we know the two never met.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

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