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- A city of northeast Italy west of Venice. Founded by Ligurians c. first century BC, it became a free city c. AD 1164 and passed to Austria in 1797. Vicenza joined the kingdom of Italy in 1866.
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- proper noun Province of
Veneto ,Italy . - proper noun Capital of the province of Vicenza.
Etymologies
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Examples
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I can not recall the maker as the hazard with importing a bike like this (they are everywhere in Vicenza, Italy) is that in the USA people will stalk your bike and steal it.
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In Italy this past Saturday, in a place called Vicenza (Vicenza is approximately 60 km west of Venice and 200 km east of Milan), some 100,000 people hit the streets in protest of the planned expansion of a US military base.
Winds of Change 2007
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They were rather troublous times, and not to be recalled here in all their circumstance; but I think it due to Vicenza, which is now little spoken of, even in Italy, and is scarcely known in America, where her straw-braid is bought for that of Leghorn, to remind the reader that the city was for a long time a republic of very independent and warlike stomach.
Italian Journeys William Dean Howells 1878
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Against a foe such as Vicenza, however, Tuck stayed on the floor.
Stars and Stripes 2010
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Other locations, such as Vicenza, Italy, and the United Kingdom, will see a four-point drop.
Stars and Stripes 2010
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Other locations, such as Vicenza, Italy, and the United Kingdom, will see a four-point drop.
Stars and Stripes 2010
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When the Academy of Vicenza needed a theatre in 1579, the Italian architect Andrea Palladio designed it on a classical model drawn from Vitruvius.
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Zamperla, a big amusement outfit based in Vicenza, recently opened Scream Zone, an addition to Luna Park, the 19-ride kiddie park it launched last year.
An Amusement Peak Anne Kadet 2011
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Five years later, Antonio Salviati came to Venice from Vicenza where he practiced law to open a factory dedicated to production of traditional Murano glass.
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This week Robertson is heading to Vicenza, Italy, where QVC airs three days of live jewelry shows starting Friday June 3, 6/5c.
QVC Favorite Lisa Robertson Hits the Road for an Italian Job 2011
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