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ancona

n. A breed of poultry. n. A town and associated province in the Marche, Italy.

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Ancona

Ancona (; (elbow)) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region, in central Italy, with a population of c. 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region.

The city is located northeast of Rome, on the Adriatic Sea, between the slopes of the two extremities of the promontory of Monte Conero, Monte Astagno and Monte Guasco.

Ancona is one of the main ports on the Adriatic Sea, especially for passenger traffic, and is the main economic and demographic centre of the region.

Ancona (disambiguation)

Ancona is a city in Italy.

Ancona may also refer to:

Ancona (surname)

Ancona is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Eligio Ancona del Castillo (1835–1893), Mexican lawyer, author and state governor
  • George Ancona (born 1929), American photo essayist, author and illustrator of children's books
  • Mario Ancona (1860–1931), Italian singer
  • Ronni Ancona (born 1968), British actress and impressionist
  • Solange Ancona (born 1943), French composer

Usage examples of "ancona".

As he had already performed the pilgrimage to Rome, he knew every person in Ancona devoted to the cult of Saint-Francis, and was acquainted with the superiors of all the rich convents.

He came to offer me the services of his young brother Petronio during my stay in Ancona, instead of my engaging a valet de place.

Therese saw this feeling in his eyes, and after I had done she came and kissed him most affectionately, which confused me in my turn, for I felt all my old love for her renewed, and as ardent as it was when Don Sancio Pico introduced me to her at Ancona.

He told me that, as he could not take me with him from Venice, I should have to proceed to Rome, where Grimani would take care to send me, and that I would procure his address at Ancona from one of his friends, called Lazari, a Minim monk, who would likewise supply me with the means of continuing my journey.

Grimani had given me ten sequins, which he thought would keep me during my stay in the lazzaretto of Ancona for the necessary quarantine, after which it was not to be supposed that I could want any money.

Interested in the history, as singular as extraordinary, that she had just narrated, and having seen nothing in it that did not bear the stamp of truth, I felt really disposed to make her happy but I could not believe that I had inspired her with a very deep passion during my short stay in Ancona, many circumstances of which might, on the contrary, have had an opposite effect upon her heart.

Ancona I have judged you such as you have just described yourself, but far from being displeased at such a knowledge of your nature, I was only afraid of some illusion on my part, for I could hope to win you if you were what I thought you to be.

As I could not go by land without passing through the States of Venice I resolved to go to Ancona, whence boats sail to Trieste every day.

On the following day we sighted Ancona, but the wind being against us we were compelled to tack about, and we did not reach the port till the second day.

He was delighted to see me again, and told me that he had left Ancona two hours after me, but that he never walked more than three miles a day, being quite satisfied to take two months for a journey which, even on foot, can easily be accomplished in a week.

The first person I met on board was the beautiful Greek woman I had left in Ancona, seven months before, when I went away from the lazzaretto.

After my conversation with Therese, I received the compliments of the mother and of the young sisters who appeared to me less cheerful and less free than they had been in Ancona.

A few days afterwards, as I was entertaining her on various subjects, she remarked how unfortunate it had been for me to enter the lazzaretto at Ancona without any money.

As I should be obliged to pass another month at Ancona, I blessed the storm that had driven me back.

At Pesaro, the Jewess Leah, with whom he had the most singular experiences at Ancona in 1772.