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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of north-central Italy at the foot of the Apennines north-northeast of Florence. It was originally an Etruscan town and became a Roman colony in the second century BC. Its famed university was founded as a law school in 1088.

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  • proper noun A province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
  • proper noun A city, the capital of Bologna also of Emilia-Romagna.

Etymologies

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From Italian, from Latin Bononia.

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Examples

  • Here, a breakdown of three lowbrow lunch meats and where to find them, plus a shout-out to mortadella, the original bologna, from Bologna--Oscar Mayer's aristocratic ancestor.

    'Anti-Artisanal': Lunch Meat Has Its Moment New York Magazine 2011

  • Here, a breakdown of three lowbrow lunch meats and where to find them, plus a shout-out to mortadella, the original bologna, from Bologna--Oscar Mayer's aristocratic ancestor.

    'Anti-Artisanal': Lunch Meat Has Its Moment New York Magazine 2011

  • Here, a breakdown of three lowbrow lunch meats and where to find them, plus a shout-out to mortadella, the original bologna, from Bologna--Oscar Mayer's aristocratic ancestor.

    'Anti-Artisanal': Lunch Meat Has Its Moment New York Magazine 2011

  • Ahhhh, mortadella, teh bologna mayd in Bologna is oh so gud, iz teh lunchmeat ob teh gods.

    Ma baloney haz a furst name… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

  • This painting of Mozart at age 21 in Bologna, is from Wikipedia. org.

    Happy Birthday, Amadeus! 250! 2006

  • Here are some of Neil Gaiman's thought-provoking remarks about his storytelling and writing process from Roger Sutton's interview of the recent Newbery Medalist for the School Library Journal: I was in Bologna a few years ago, in 2003, listening to a speech being given at the university about my work.

    “What It Is That I’ve Done, What It Is That I Do” 2009

  • As part of the deal, Prodos has committed to keeping the company's 150 employees and a factory in Bologna, Italy — a condition that was key because the government wants to maintain jobs.

    Prodos Capital, Samsung Make Final Cut for Ferr Christina Passariello 2010

  • Here are some of Neil Gaiman's thought-provoking remarks about his storytelling and writing process from Roger Sutton's interview of the recent Newbery Medalist for the School Library Journal: I was in Bologna a few years ago, in 2003, listening to a speech being given at the university about my work.

    Archive 2009-03-01 2009

  • But the pilot made an emergency landing in Bologna when he received word that suspicious cargo was on board.

    Package Addressed to Berlusconi Catches Fire at Italian Airport 2010

  • The TNT cargo plane made an emergency landing in Bologna, Italy, after officials in Greece realized there was a package aboard addressed to Mr. Berlusconi, an Italian police spokeswoman said, according to the Associated Press.

    Germany Defuses Bomb Sent to Merkel David Crawford 2010

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