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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northeast Italy west of Venice. An important cultural center during the Middle Ages, it was known for its artistic and architectural works by Giotto, Mantegna, and Donatello. Galileo taught at its university from 1592 to 1610.
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- proper noun Province of
Veneto ,Italy . - proper noun City and capital of the province of Padua.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a city in Veneto
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Christine plans to attend the IASL conference this September in Padua, Italy.
Celebrating Summer- BC teacher-librarian professionalism 2009
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Christine plans to attend the IASL conference this September in Padua, Italy.
June 2009 2009
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The stipend was small, his agent in Padua was a swindler, and most of the revenue from Seltz was seized by French Jesuits at Strasbourg.
Was (Not Was) Matthew Guerrieri 2009
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The stipend was small, his agent in Padua was a swindler, and most of the revenue from Seltz was seized by French Jesuits at Strasbourg.
Archive 2009-03-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2009
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Inspired by the legendary botanical gardens in Padua, Italy where the Medicis plotted the untimely, frothing ends of their enemies, an English duchess has created a garden dedicated entirely to flora deadly and/or narcotic.
Alnwick Poison Gardens The Nag 2009
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I, for my part, was overwhelmed and exhausted, but really excited by the new people I had met and the information and ideas I was taking home ... and now I am considering how I can get to next year's Conference in Padua, Italy!
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I, for my part, was overwhelmed and exhausted, but really excited by the new people I had met and the information and ideas I was taking home ... and now I am considering how I can get to next year's Conference in Padua, Italy!
October 2008 2008
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The tragedy, recalling the ending of Romeo and Juliet, took place in Padua, 60km (40 miles) from Verona, the setting of Shakespeare's play.
Archive 2005-01-01 Jonathan 2005
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The tragedy, recalling the ending of Romeo and Juliet, took place in Padua, 60km (40 miles) from Verona, the setting of Shakespeare's play.
Italy's real 'Romeo and Juliet' Jonathan 2005
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And then there's the symphony's scherzo, which is based on a separate piece Mahler wrote using an excerpt about St. Anthony of Padua from the German folk poems "Des Knaben Wunderhorn".
Chicagoist 2010
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