a port in central Italy, on the Adriatic, capital of the Marches: founded by Greeks from Syracuse in about 390 bc. Pop: 100 507 (2001)
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an•co•na
(än kô′nä; Eng. ang kō′nə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ne (-ne),USA pronunciation Eng. -nas. [Italian.]
An•co•na (än kô′nä),USA pronunciation n.
- Foreign Termsan altarpiece, usually consisting of a painted panel or panels, reliefs, or statues set in an elaborate frame.
- 1870–75
An•co•na (än kô′nä),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea. 107,922.
- Animal Husbandryone of a Mediterranean breed of chickens having mottled black-and-white plumage.
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