ancona

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noun

An altarpiece, especially one of multiple connected pictures

OriginItalian ancona →
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Meanings

ancona1

nounancona (plural anconas or ancone)

plural anconas · plural ancone

  1. An altarpiece, especially one of multiple connected pictures
  2. alternativeAlternative form of ancon

Ancona2

proper noun
  1. A province of Marche, Italy.
  2. A port city and comune, the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region of Marche, Italy.
  3. A small town in the Shire of Mansfield, Victoria, Australia, named after Ancona, Italy.
  4. A locality in Clearwater County, Alberta, Canada.
  5. An unincorporated community in Reading Township, Livingston County, Illinois, United States, named after Ancona, Italy.
nounAncona (plural Anconas)

plural Anconas

  1. A breed of poultry.

    In all but colouring, the Ancona is a very similar bird to the Leghorn. It was imported from Italy probably some years before the latter. See ref. p.43.

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Origin

ancona · noun

  1. Italianancona
  2. Italianancona
  3. Englishancona

Borrowed from Italian ancona.

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Ancona · proper noun, noun

  1. LatinAncōna
  2. ItalianAncona
  3. EnglishAncona

From Italian Ancona, from Latin Ancōna, from ancōn (“curve, elbow”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἀγκών
  • Ἀγκών (Ankṓn)city, province
Chinese Mandarin 安科納 /安科纳
  • 安科納 /安科纳 (Ānkēnà)city, province
French Ancône
  • Ancônecity, province
Greek Ανκόνα
  • Ανκόνα (Ankóna)city, province
Hindi अनकोना
  • अनकोना (ankonā)city, province
Italian Ancona
  • Anconacity, province
Japanese アンコーナ
  • アンコーナcity, province
Korean 안코나
  • 안코나 (ankona)city, province
Latin Ancōn, Ancōna
  • Ancōncity, province
  • Ancōnacity, province
Polish Ankona
  • Ankonacity, province
Portuguese Ancona
  • Anconacity, province
Russian Анко́на
  • Анко́на (Ankóna)city, province
Turkish Ancona
  • Anconacity, province
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APA

ancona. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ancona

MLA

“ancona.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ancona. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ancona,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ancona.

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