Aquila

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /ˈækwɪlə/, Italian: /ˈaːkwila/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə kwil′ə, ak′wə lə; Geogr. ak′wə lə; It. ä′kwē lä)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
A•quil•a  (ə kwil′ə, ak′wə lə),USA pronunciation n., [gen.]
    A•quil•ae  (ə kwil′ē, ak′wə lē).USA pronunciation the Eagle, a northern constellation south of Cygnus, containing the bright star Altair.
Aq•ui•la  (ak′wə lə; It. ä′kwē lä),USA pronunciation n. 
      a city in central Italy. 300,950. Also called L'Aquila, A•qui•la de•gli A•bruz•zi  (ä′kwē lä de′lyē ä bro̅o̅t′tsē).USA pronunciation 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Aquila / ˈækwɪlə ˈaːkwila/
another name for L'Aquila
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
L'Aq•ui•la  (lä′kwē lä),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place NamesAquila.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
L'Aquila / ˈlækwɪlə ˈlaːkwila/, Aquila
  1. a city in central Italy, capital of Abruzzo region; an earthquake in 2009 killed over 300 people and made over 60,000 homeless. Pop: 72 988 (2008)
    Former name (1861–1939): Aquila degli Abruzzi / ˈdeʎʎi aˈbruttsi/
'Aquila' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Abruzzo - Altair - Delphinus - L'Aquila - Ophiuchus - Sagitta - Vulpecula - aquiline - eagle - eagle-hawk - golden eagle - imperial eagle - scutum - wedge-tailed eagle

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