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Lugano
Lugano , city (1990 est. pop. 26,100), Ticino canton, S Switzerland, near the Italian border. A commercial center in the Middle Ages, Lugano is a popular resort noted for its scenery and climate. Aside from tourism, international banking is the city's major source of revenue. Machinery, textiles, tobacco products, and chocolate are made. It was taken from Milan by the Swiss cantons in 1512. Lugano is Italian in character. Notable buildings are the Romanesque Cathedral of San Lorenzo and the 15th-century Monastery of Santa Maria degli Angioli, with its frescoes by Bernardino Luini. Its art museum has a fine collection of European masters. The town, the largest in Ticino canton, is situated on the Lake of Lugano, Ital. Lago di Lugano or Ceresio , narrow and irregular in shape (c.20 sq mi/50 sq km), which lies between Switzerland and Italy. |
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"Lugano." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Lugano." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Lugano.html "Lugano." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Lugano.html |
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Lugano
Lugano, Switzerland A town with a name derived from the Gaulish lacvanno ‘lake dweller’ to describe the people living along the shores of Lake Lugano.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Lugano." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Lugano." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Lugano.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Lugano." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Lugano.html |
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Lugano
Lugano •Mano, piano
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•Renault, steno, tenno
•techno • Fresno • Pernod
•ripieno, volcano
•albino, bambino, beano, Borodino, Borsalino, cappuccino, casino, chino, Comino, concertino, Filipino, fino, Gino, keno, Ladino, Latino, Leno, maraschino, merino, Monte Cassino, Navarino, neutrino, Pacino, palomino, pecorino, Reno, San Marino, Sansovino, Torino, Trevino, Valentino, vino, Zeno
•minnow, winnow
•Llandudno • Gobineau • domino
•Martineau
•lino, rhino, wino
•tonneau • Grodno
•Livorno, porno
•Mezzogiorno
•cui bono?, kimono, Mono, no-no, phono
•Bruno, Gounod, Juneau, Juno, Uno
•Huguenot • pompano
•Brno, inferno, journo, Salerno, Sterno
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"Lugano." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Lugano." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Lugano.html "Lugano." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Lugano.html |
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