Siena — Para el nombre antiguo de la ciudad egipcia, véase Asuán. Siena Bandera … Wikipedia Español
Siena, University of — ▪ university, Siena, Italy Italian Università degli Studi di Siena coeducational autonomous state institution of higher learning at Siena, in central Italy. Like many other Italian universities, Siena was founded (1240) as a result … Universalium
Italy — • In ancient times Italy had several other names: it was called Saturnia, in honour of Saturn; Enotria, wine producing land; Ausonia, land of the Ausonians; Hesperia, land to the west (of Greece); Tyrrhenia, etc. The name Italy, which seems to… … Catholic encyclopedia
Siena-Ampugnano Airport — Aeroporto di Siena Ampugnano IATA: SAY – ICAO: LIQS … Wikipedia
Siena — • Archdiocese in Tuscany (Central Italy) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Siena Siena † … Catholic encyclopedia
Siena Cathedral — Siena Cathedral. The Cathedral of Siena (Italian: Duomo di Siena), dedicated from its earliest days as a Roman Catholic Marian church and now to Santa Maria Assunta (Most Holy Mary of Assumption), is a medieval church in Siena, central Italy. The … Wikipedia
SIENA — SIENA, city in Tuscany, central Italy. There is documentary evidence that a well established Jewish settlement existed in Siena in 1229. It consisted mainly of moneylenders, who found conditions there favorable for their business. Although… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Siena — [sē en′ə; ] It [ sye′nä] commune in Tuscany, central Italy: pop. 58,000 Sienese [sē΄ə nēz′, sē ənēs′] adj., n … English World dictionary
Siena — , Italy … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… … Universalium
