podesta (plural podestas)
(historical) A chief magistrate of the Italian republics in the Middle Ages
A municipal office (variously denoting a mayor, councilor, etc.) in some Italian-speaking towns
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Podesta (plural Podestas)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Podesta is the 30946th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 751 individuals. Podesta is most common among White (82.02%) and Hispanic/Latino (15.71%) individuals.
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Source: Wiktionary
Po*des"ta, n. Etym: [It. podestĂ , fr. L. potestas power, magistracy. See Potent.]
1. One of the chief magistrates of the Italian republics in the Middle Ages. Brande & C.
2. A mayor, alderman, or other magistrate, in some towns of Italy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
