Ravenna

[ ruh-ven-uh; Italian rah-ven-nah ]

noun

1. a city in NE Italy: the capital of Italy in the period of the Byzantine Empire; tomb of Dante.
2. a city in NE Ohio.

Ravenna

/ rəˈvɛnə; raˈvenna /

noun

1. a city and port in NE Italy, in Emilia-Romagna: capital of the Western Roman Empire from 402 to 476, of the Ostrogoths from 493 to 526, and of the Byzantine exarchate from 584 to 751; famous for its ancient mosaics. Pop: 134 631 (2001)

Example Sentences

More than 1,000 people had to be evacuated from their homes and two people went missing in Bagnacavallo, near Ravenna.

From BBC

Schools, libraries and parks were shut in Ravenna, and the University of Bologna cancelled exams and lessons.

From BBC

A building fire Wednesday afternoon displaced residents from 26 units at a Ravenna apartment complex, Seattle Fire Department officials said.

From Seattle Times

In some countries, "the regulations governing who can act as a remittance provider can be quite stifling," says Ravenna Sohst, a policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute Europe.

From BBC

Stanley Reed, who writes on energy and the environment, visited Milan and Ravenna to report this story.

From New York Times