the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy
location noun (spatial position)
Middle English, from Latin aquila, eagle, the constellation Aquila.
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a city in central Italy, capital of Abruzzi region. Population: 68 503 (2001) (13 of 262 words, pronunciation)
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"Aquilae": the Eagle, a northern constellation south of Cygnus, containing the bright star Altair. | "Aquila" : a city in central Italy. Population: ... (22 of 45 words, 2 definitions, pronunciations)
a city and comune in central Italy, both the capital city of the Abruzzo region and of the Province of L'Aquila. As of 2009, it has a population of 73,150 inhabitants, but has a daily presence in the territory of 100,000 people for study, tertiary ... (45 of 3685 words, 10 images)
city, capital of Abruzzi region, central Italy. It's situated on a hill above the Aterno River, northeast of Rome. The area was settled by the Sabini, ... (26 of 280 words, 3 images)
city (1991 population: 66,813), capital of L'Aquila prov. and of Abruzzi, central Italy, on the Pescara River. It's an agricultural and industrial ... (22 of 146 words, pronunciation)
a city in east central Italy, capital of Abruzzi region; population 72,988 (2008) (13 of 18 words, pronunciation)
commune central Italy northeast of Rome * of Abruzzi population 70,005 (11 of 17 words, pronunciation)
Province of Abruzzo, Italy. | Town and capital of L'Aquila. (9 of 11 words, 2 definitions)
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere and the Milky Way near Aquarius and Serpens Cauda. (15 of 28 words, pronunciation)
a northern constellation in the Milky Way, nearly centered on the celestial equator (13 of 19 words, pronunciation)
a big city, especially considered as somewhere that is very busy and exciting (13 of 40 words, pronunciation)
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a very large city, often the most important city in a large area or country (15 of 33 words, 2 usage examples, pronunciations)
a constellation near the celestial equator containing the bright star Altair (11 of 25 words, pronunciation)
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Origin: Middle English, from Latin aquila, eagle, the constellation Aquila.
First use: 14th century
Origin: Latin (genitive Aquilae), literally, eagle
Origin: from Latin: eagle
Audio: North American pronunciation of "Aquila"
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