Padua
pronunciation
How to pronounce Padua in British English:
UK [ˈpædjuə,-dʒuə]
How to pronounce Padua in American English:
US [ˈpædʒuə, ˈpædjuə]
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- Noun:
- a city in Veneto
Word Origin
- Padua
- Italian city, Italian Padova, from Latin Patavium, probably from Gaulish *padi "pine," in reference to the pine forests thereabouts. Related: Paduan.
Example
- 1. Come you from padua , from old bellario ?
- 2. 2d Goggles is a side project for ms padua , who works on both computer - and hand-animated films for her living .
- 3. " If I did all the stories I would like to do , it would probably take me about 15 years , " says ms padua .
- 4. On a starry night in padua 400 years ago , galileo first turned a telescope toward the sky .
- 5. Donatello 's presence in padua influenced the making of a school of bronze sculptors and workers .