Milan
English

Milan (red dot) and Lombardy (shaded) in Italy
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Milan proper (red) within the "metropolitan city" or province of Milan (gold) in Lombardy
Etymology 1
From Middle English Milane, Melan, etc., from Old English Mæġelan, Megelan, Mediolanaburg, etc. under influence from early forms of French Milan, from Medieval Latin Mediolana etc., from Latin Mediōlānum, q.v. As American settlements, typically after the Italian city.
Pronunciation
- (General American):
- (city in Italy): IPA(key): /mɪˈlɑn/, /mɪˈlæn/
- (locations in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, and Tennessee): IPA(key): /ˈmaɪlən/
- (locations in Georgia, Minnesota, Missouri, and Ohio): IPA(key): /ˈmaɪlən/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mɪˈlæn/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- Rhymes: -æn, -ɑːn
Proper noun
Milan
- A city in northern Italy; capital of Lombardy.
- A metropolitan city of Lombardy, Italy, the province surrounding the city.
- Ellipsis of AC Milan, the Italian city's football club/soccer team.
- A female given name.
- A city in Dodge County and Telfair County, Georgia, United States.
- A city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States.
- A city in Monroe County and Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States.
- A city in Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Sullivan County, Missouri, United States.
- A city in Gibson County, Tennessee, United States.
- A town in Ripley County, Indiana, United States.
- Former name of Old Milan, a town in Ripley County, Indiana, United States.
- A town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States
- A town in Dutchess County, New York, United States.
- A village in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States.
- A village in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States.
- A village in Erie County and Huron County, Ohio, United States.
- Former name of Mercer, an unincorporated community in Mercer County, Ohio, United States.
Synonyms
- Milano (Italianate); Mediolanum (historical)
Derived terms
Translations
Major Italian city
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province
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Etymology 2
From Slavic.
Translations
References
- “Milan”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “Milan”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “Milan, n1.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Azerbaijani
Proper noun
Milan
- Milan (the capital city of Lombardy, Italy)
- Milan (a metropolitan city of Lombardy, Italy)
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɪlan]
Proper noun
Milan m anim
- a male given name, equivalent to English Milan
- (slang) beer belly, beer gut
Declension
This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.
Faroese
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Milan: Milansson
- daughter of Milan: Milansdóttir
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Milan |
Accusative | Milan |
Dative | Milani |
Genitive | Milans |
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.lɑ̃/
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Milan f
- Milan (the capital city of Lombardy, Italy)
- Milan (a metropolitan city of Lombardy, Italy)
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmiː.lan], [miˈlaːn]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːn
Declension
Proper noun
Milan m (proper noun, strong, genitive Milans)
- a male given name from the Slavic languages
Further reading
- “Milan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Lombard
Alternative forms
- Milàn, Milà
- Mileun, Milaun (old Lombard)
Etymology
From Latin Mediolānum.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Milan m
- Milan (the capital city of Lombardy, Italy)
- Milan (a metropolitan city of Lombardy, Italy)
Related terms
- milanes
Polish
Etymology
From Old East Slavic милъ (milŭ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmi.lan/
- Rhymes: -ilan
- Syllabification: Mi‧lan
Proper noun
Milan m pers (female equivalent Milena)
- (rare) a male given name, equivalent to English Milan
Declension
Further reading
- Milan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmiɫan/
Proper noun
Milan m anim (genitive singular Milana, nominative plural Milanovia, declension pattern of chlap)
- a male given name
Declension
Further reading
- “Milan”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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