Definitions for palestrinaˌpæl əˈstri nə
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Pa•le•stri•naˌpæl əˈstri nə(n.)
Giovanni Pierluigi da, 1526?–94, Italian composer.
Category: Biography
Princeton's WordNet
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina(noun)
Italian composer (1526-1594)
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Palestrina
an Italian town, 22 m. SE. of Rome, on a slope of the Apennines, 2546 ft. above sea-level, on the site of the ancient Præneste, with the remains of Cyclopean walls, with a palace of the Barberini (q. v.).
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