mantua
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Mantua¹
- /ˈmæn.t(j)u.ə/
- /ˈmæn.t͡ʃu.ə/
- /ˈmæn.ə.weɪ/
Where it comes from
From Latin Mantua.
proper noun
- Province of Lombardy, Italy.
- City and capital of Mantua. He and I / Will watch thy waking, and that very night / Shall Romeo bear thee hence to Mantua.
- A town in Pinar del Río, Cuba.
- A village in Ohio.
- A village in Utah.
mantua²
Where it comes from
From French manteau, perhaps by confusion with Mantua in Italy.
noun mantuas
- An article of loose clothing popular in 17th- and 18th century France.
- A superior kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua in Italy. Anderson mentions black and coloured mantuas amongst other silks introduced here by the French immigrants of 1685. […] Mantuas are also included in a list of silks advertised for sale in the British Chronicle of 1763 […]
- A woman's cloak or mantle.
- A woman's gown. Her dress was extremely elegant, but had an appearance of foreign fashion, as if both the lady and her mantua-maker were of 'a far countree’.
Translations
Talk about this word "mantua." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mantua. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mantua. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mantua "mantua." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mantua.Cite this
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title = {mantua},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
