Definitions for piacenzapyɑˈtʃɛn tsɑ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Pia•cen•zapyɑˈtʃɛn tsɑ(n.)

  1. a city in N Italy, on the Po River. 104,976.

    Category: Geography (places)

    Ref: Ancient, Placentia.

Wiktionary

  1. Piacenza(ProperNoun)

    Province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

  2. Piacenza(ProperNoun)

    Capital of the province of Piacenza.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Piacenza

    an old Italian city on the Po, 43 m. by rail SE. of Milan; has a cathedral, and among other churches the San Sisto, which contains the Sistine Madonna of Raphael, a theological seminary, and large library; it manufactures silks, cottons, and hats, and is a fortress of great strategical importance.


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