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Ancona¹

Where it comes from

From Italian Ancona, from Latin Ancōna, from ancōn (“curve, elbow”).

proper noun

  1. A province of Marche, Italy.
  2. A port city and comune, the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region of Marche, Italy.
  3. A small town in the Shire of Mansfield, Victoria, Australia, named after Ancona, Italy.
  4. A locality in Clearwater County, Alberta, Canada.
  5. An unincorporated community in Reading Township, Livingston County, Illinois, United States, named after Ancona, Italy.

noun Anconas

  1. A breed of poultry. In all but colouring, the Ancona is a very similar bird to the Leghorn. It was imported from Italy probably some years before the latter. See ref. p.43.

ancona²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Italian ancona.

noun anconas · ancone

  1. An altarpiece, especially one of multiple connected pictures
  2. alternative Alternative form of ancon

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name city, province

한국어안코나 ankona
日本語アンコーナ
中文安科納 /安科纳 Ānkēnà
हिन्दीअनकोना ankonā
PortuguêsAncona
FrançaisAncône
ItalianoAncona
ΕλληνικάΑνκόνα Ankóna
РусскийАнко́на Ankóna

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@misc{ancona_2026,
  title = {ancona},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ancona},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}