Florence

n. city in central Italy; female first name

Florence is the capital city of the region of Tuscany, Italy.From 1865 to 1870 the city was also the capital of the Kingdom of Italy. Florence lies on the Arno River and has a population of around 400,000 people, plus a suburban population in excess of 200,000 persons. The greater area has some 956,000 people. A center of medieval European trade and finance, the city is often considered the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance and was long ruled by the Medici family. Florence is also famous for its magnificent art and architecture. It is said that, of the 1,000 most important European artists of the second millennium, 350 lived or worked in Florence. The city has also been called the Athens of the Middle Ages.
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Noun
1. a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
(synonym) Firenze
(hypernym) city, metropolis, urban center
(part-holonym) Tuscany, Toscana
2. a town in northeast South Carolina; transportation center
(hypernym) town
(part-holonym) South Carolina, Palmetto State, SC

n. Florence, female first name; Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), British nurse famous for her compassionate treatment of the ill

n. Florence, city in central Italy; female first name