CREMONA

Cremona

(noun) a city in Lombardy on the Po River; noted for the manufacture of fine violins from the 16th to the 18th centuries

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Cremona

Province of Lombardy, Italy.

City and capital of Cremona.

A village in Alberta, Canada

Noun

Cremona (plural Cremonas)

A superior kind of violin, formerly made at Cremona in Italy.

Anagrams

• Cameron, Canmore, Marenco, Menorca, Romance, romance

Source: Wiktionary


Cre*mo"na (kr-m"n), n.

Definition: A superior kind of violin, formerly made at Cremona, in Italy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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