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Definition: Bologna from Philip's Encyclopedia

City at the foot of Apennines, N central Italy; capital of Bologna and Emilia-Romagna province. Originally an Etruscan town, Felsina, it was colonized by Rome in the 2nd century bc. It has an 11th-century university, the incomplete Church of San Petronio (1390) and the Palazzo Comunale. Industries: mechanical and electrical engineering, agricultural machinery, publishing, chemicals. Pop. (2001) 380,000.

Bologna

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(bōlô'nyä), city (1991 pop. 404,378), capital of Emilia-Romagna and of Bologna prov., N central Italy, at the foot of the Apennines and on the Aemilian Way. It is a prosperous commercial and industrial center and an important transportation link between S and N Italy. Manufactures include farm machinery, motor vehicles, metal goods, railway equipment, processed food, and chemicals, and the city has long been a center of printing. Bologna is also the chief city of what has been called Italy's “Red Belt” (because Communists controlled the local government for decades after World War II). Bologna has retained a marked medieval aspect; many streets are arcaded. Noteworthy structures include the Palazzo Comunale (13th and 15th–16th cent.); the Renaissance-style Palazzo del Podesta; the palace of King Enzio (13th cent.); the Basilica of San Petronio (begun in 1390), with a 15th-century doorway by Jacopo della Quercia; the Church of Santo Stefano; the Church of San Giacomo Maggiore (founded…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
City (pop., 2004 est.: 373,539), capital of Emilia-Romagna region, northern Italy. Located north of Florence , it lies at the northern foot of the Apennines . Originally the Etruscan town of Felsina, it became a Roman military colony c. 190 bc . It was subject to the Byzantine exarchate of Ravenna…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(bōlô'nyä), city (1991 pop. 404,378), capital of Emilia-Romagna and of Bologna prov., N central Italy, at the foot of the Apennines and on the Aemilian Way. It is a prosperous commercial and industrial center and an important transportation link between S and N Italy. Manufactures include farm…
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Full text Article bologna

From Library of Health and Living: The Encyclopedia of Nutrition and Good Health
A processed meat product. This large, seasoned sausage contains minced turkey , pork , beef , veal , or a combination of these meats packed into a casing and usually smoked. One slice contains 289 mg sodium. This high sodium content is typical of sausage. Most bolognas can be considered high-fat…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Industrial town and capital of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, at the foot of the Apennines, 80 km/50 mi north of Florence; population (2001 est) 370,000. It is a prosperous commercial centre and a major rail hub, linking southern and northern Italy. Industries include engineering, food-processing, and the…
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Full text Article Bologna school

From The Harvard Dictionary of Music
A group of composers active in Bologna, Italy, in the second half of the 17th century and associated with one or both of the city's two principal musical institutions: the church of San Petronio and the Accademia filarmonica [see Academy ]. San Petronio had maintained a significant performing…
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Full text Article PETRONIUS of Bologna

From Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity
According to the testimony of *Eucherius of * Lyons (PL 50, 719) and * Gennadius (PL 58, 1082-83), Petronius, after having occupied high civil offices, must have been the bishop of Bologna from 431/432 until 450. His name was connected to the construction of the church of St. * Stephen , which was…
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From Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink
Also “baloney” and “boloney.” A smoked, seasoned sausage made from a variety of meats and popular as a sandwich meat or cold cut. The word derives from the Italian city of Bologna, where the sausage was supposedly first produced, an observation first made in print in 1555. In the U.S., bologna…
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Full text Article Bologna, Giovanni

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
or Giambologna (jōvän'nē bōlō'nyä, jäm´´bōlō'nyä), 1524–1608, Flemish sculptor, whose real name was Jean Bologne or Boulogne. Though born in Douai, France, he trained in Flanders. He is identified chiefly with the Italian Renaissance as one of its greatest sculptors. He lived briefly in Rome before…
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Full text Article Bologna Process: Curriculum

From The SAGE Encyclopedia of Higher Education
Launched with the Bologna Declaration of 1999, the Bologna Process has ensured that higher education is a central issue on the European political agenda. As of 2018, almost 50 countries were participating in the process of developing the European Higher Education Area. The concept of curriculum was…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
anc. Fel•si•na \ˈfel-si-nə;\ later Bo•no•nia \bə-ˈnō-nē-ə\. Province of Emilia-Romagna, N Italy. See table at italy . anc. Fel•si•na \ˈfel-si-nə;\ later Bo•no•nia \bə-ˈnō-nē-ə\. Commune, its ✽ and ✽ of Emilia-Romagna, at foot of Apennines 51 mi. (82 km.) NNE of Florence; pop. (2003p) 373,018; …
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