Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southern Italy in the Apennines east-southeast of Naples. Founded by Romans in the third century BC, it was ruled by numerous feudal overlords during the Middle Ages.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun Province of
Basilicata ,Italy . - proper noun Capital of the province of Potenza.
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Potenza.
Examples
-
Laurea Honoris Causa at the Universita Degli Studi Della Basilicata in Potenza, Italy
-
The Basilicata forms a single province called Potenza, after the name of its chief town.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
-
At Potenza, which is not far from the same epicentre but a few miles outside the meizoseismal area, the separation was more pronounced.
A Study of Recent Earthquakes Charles Davison 1899
-
The Star Restaurant Group, which operates Zola and the new Zola Wine and Kitchen, has renovated and restored a 10,000-square-foot space in the historic Woodward building for Potenza, which is named for CEO Dan Mesches 'grandmother.
metrocurean 2009
-
Kay, who has a long list of projects to get to in the job he took over in July, said calling Potenza was a priority on his list.
unknown title 2009
-
Potenza was a retired New York policeman and Las Vegas casino security guard whom Kimmel invited to Los Angeles to join the late-night talk show.
VIDEO: Jimmy Kimmel Pays a Teary Tribute to Uncle Frank 2011
-
Bart Potenza (who graciously provided a recipe for my new, soon-to-be-released cookbook) and Joy Pierson (Board Chair of NYCHSF), owners of the famous Candle Cafe and Candle 79 in NYC are two of these many people who are helping to make a huge difference!
Meg Wolff: Advocating for Healthy Food in NY Schools Meg Wolff 2010
-
Bart Potenza (who graciously provided a recipe for my new, soon-to-be-released cookbook) and Joy Pierson (Board Chair of NYCHSF), owners of the famous Candle Cafe and Candle 79 in NYC are two of these many people who are helping to make a huge difference!
Meg Wolff: Advocating for Healthy Food in NY Schools Meg Wolff 2010
-
The ordaining prelate was Msgr. Appignanesi, archbishop emeritus of Potenza, Italy.
-
Msgr. Ennio Appignanesi, Archbishop emeritus of Potenza celebrated the Solemn Pontifical Mass in which the ordinations occurred.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.