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Milan¹

  • /mɪˈlɑn/ US
  • /mɪˈlæn/ US
  • /ˈmaɪlɪn/ US
  • /ˈmaɪlən/ US
  • /mɪˈlæn/ UK

Rhymes with -æn, -ɑːn

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English Milane, Melan, etc., from Old English Mæġelan, Megelan, Mediolana burg, etc. under influence from early forms of French Milan, from Medieval Latin Mediolāna etc., from Latin Mediolānum, q.v. As American settlements, typically after the Italian city. Doublet of Milano.

proper noun

  1. A city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Milan and the region of Lombardy, Italy.
  2. A metropolitan city of Lombardy, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Milan.
  3. historical A former province of Lombardy.
  4. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of AC Milan, the Italian city's football club/soccer team.
  5. A female given name.
  6. A city in Dodge County and Telfair County, Georgia.
  7. A township in DeKalb County, Illinois.
  8. A village in Rock Island County, Illinois.
  9. A township in Allen County, Indiana.
  10. A town in Franklin township and Washington township, Ripley County, Indiana.
  11. Former name of Old Milan, Ripley County, Indiana.
  12. A city in Sumner County, Kansas.
  13. A neighbourhood of New Orleans, Louisiana.
  14. A city in Monroe County and Washtenaw County, Michigan.
  15. A township in Monroe County, Michigan.
  16. A city in Chippewa County, Minnesota.
  17. A city, the county seat of Sullivan County, Missouri.
  18. A town in Coos County, New Hampshire.
  19. A village in Cibola County, New Mexico.
  20. A town in Dutchess County, New York.
  21. A village in Erie County and Huron County, Ohio.
  22. A township in Erie County, Ohio.
  23. Former name of Mercer, Mercer County, Ohio.
  24. A city in Gibson County, Tennessee.
  25. An unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington.
  26. An unincorporated community in the town of Johnson, Marathon County, Wisconsin.

Similar: Milano, Mediolanum

Milan²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Slavic.

proper noun

  1. A male given name from the Slavic languages.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: milano, turin, messina, genoa, varese, naples, rome, valencia, getafe, liverpool, milana, miranda, kite, marseille, lyon, leverkusen

proper noun

Similar: Milano, Mediolanum

Translations

Every language

name major Italian city

EspañolMilán
한국어밀라노 millano
日本語ミラノ Mirano
中文米蘭 /米兰 Mǐlán
हिन्दीमिलान milān
PortuguêsMilão
FrançaisMilan
DeutschMailand, Mayland
ItalianoMilano
ΕλληνικάΜιλάνο Miláno
RomânăMilano
РусскийМила́н Milán
العربيةمِيلَانُو milānū
עבריתמילנו Milano

name metropolitan city of Lombardy

EspañolMilán
中文米蘭 /米兰 Mǐlán
हिन्दीमिलान milān
PortuguêsMilão
FrançaisMilan
DeutschMailand
ItalianoMilano
РусскийМила́н Milán

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MLA

"Milan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/milan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Milan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/milan

Chicago

"Milan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/milan.

BibTeX
@misc{milan_2026,
  title = {Milan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/milan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}