"Ancona" meaning in Italian

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Proper name

IPA: /anˈko.na/
Rhymes: -ona Etymology: From Latin Ancōna, from ancōn (“curve, elbow”), due to the form of the cape where the city was founded. Etymology templates: {{der|it|la|Ancōna}} Latin Ancōna Head templates: {{it-proper noun|f}} Ancona f
  1. Ancona (a province of Marche, Italy) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Places in Italy, Places in Marche, Italy, Provinces of Italy
    Sense id: en-Ancona-it-name-fcqAH13N
  2. Ancona (a port city and comune, the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region of Marche, Italy) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Cities in Italy, Cities in Marche, Italy, Municipalities of Italy, Places in Italy, Places in Marche, Italy, Regional capitals of Italy
    Sense id: en-Ancona-it-name-tk6c~wk7 Categories (other): Provincial capitals
  3. the letter A in the Italian spelling alphabet Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Ancona-it-name-ZhbJatst Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 2 15 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anconetano, anconitano
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