Leaning Tower of Pisa

proper noun

A famous bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa, known for its irregular lean.

Meanings

proper nounthe Leaning Tower of Pisa
  1. A famous bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa, known for its irregular lean.

    “Marge Gets A Job” opens with the foundation of the Simpson house tilting perilously to one side, making the family homestead look like the suburban equivalent of the Leaning Tower Of Pisa.

    2012 May 20, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Marge Gets A Job” (season 4, episode 7; originally aired 11/05/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club

    Synonyms: Leaning Tower, Tower of Pisa

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA famous bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa, known for its irregular lean.

Translations

Afrikaans Skewe Toring van Pisa
  • Skewe Toring van Pisathe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Arabic بُرْج بِيزَا اَلْمَائِل
  • بُرْج بِيزَا اَلْمَائِل (burj bīzā l-māʔil)the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Basque Pisako dorre okertua, Pisako dorrea
  • Pisako dorre okertuathe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
  • Pisako dorreathe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Bengali পিসার হেলানো মিনার, পিসা টাওয়ার
  • পিসার হেলানো মিনার (piśar helanō minar)the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
  • পিসা টাওয়ার (piśa ṭaōẇar)the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Bulgarian Наклонена кула в Пиза
  • Наклонена кула в Пиза (Naklonena kula v Piza)the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Catalan Torre de Pisa, Torre inclinada de Pisa
  • Torre de Pisathe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
  • Torre inclinada de Pisathe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Chinese Cantonese 比薩斜塔 /比萨斜塔
  • 比薩斜塔 /比萨斜塔 (bei² saat³ ce⁴ taap³)the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Chinese Mandarin 比薩斜塔 /比萨斜塔
  • 比薩斜塔 /比萨斜塔 (Bǐsà Xiétǎ)the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Czech šikmá věž v Pise, šikmá věž
  • šikmá věž v Pisethe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
  • šikmá věžthe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Danish Det skæve tårn i Pisa
  • Det skæve tårn i Pisathe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Dutch Toren van Pisa
  • Toren van Pisathe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Esperanto oblikva turo de Pizo
  • oblikva turo de Pizothe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Estonian Pisa torn
  • Pisa tornthe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Finnish Pisan kalteva torni, Pisan torni
  • Pisan kalteva tornithe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
  • Pisan tornithe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
French tour penchée de Pise, tour de Pise
  • tour penchée de Pisethe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
  • tour de Pisethe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
German Schiefer Turm von Pisa
  • Schiefer Turm von Pisathe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Greek Κεκλιμένος Πύργος της Πίζας, Πύργος της Πίζας
  • Κεκλιμένος Πύργος της Πίζας (Kekliménos Pýrgos tis Pízas)the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
  • Πύργος της Πίζας (Pýrgos tis Pízas)the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Hebrew מִגְדָּל פִּיזָה
  • מִגְדָּל פִּיזָה (migdál Píza)the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Hindi पीसा की मीनार
  • पीसा की मीनार (pīsā kī mīnār)the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Hungarian pisai ferde torony
  • pisai ferde toronythe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Icelandic Skakki turninn í Písa
  • Skakki turninn í Písathe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Indonesian Menara Miring Pisa, Menara Pisa
  • Menara Miring Pisathe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
  • Menara Pisathe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Irish Túr Claonta Pisa
  • Túr Claonta Pisathe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Italian torre pendente di Pisa, torre di Pisa
  • torre pendente di Pisathe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
  • torre di Pisathe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
  • torre pendentethe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Japanese ピサの斜塔
  • ピサの斜塔the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Korean 피사의 사탑
  • 피사의 사탑 (pisaui satap)the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Latin turris inclīnāta
  • turris inclīnātathe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Latvian Pizas tornis
  • Pizas tornisthe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Lithuanian Pizos bokštas
  • Pizos bokštasthe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Malay Menara Pisa, Menara Condong Pisa
  • Menara Pisathe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
  • Menara Condong Pisathe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Norwegian Bokmål Det skjeve tårn i Pisa, Det skjeve tårnet i Pisa
  • Det skjeve tårn i Pisathe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
  • Det skjeve tårnet i Pisathe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Persian برج کج پیزا
  • برج کج پیزا (borj-e kaj-e pizâ)the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Polish Krzywa Wieża w Pizie
  • Krzywa Wieża w Piziethe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Portuguese Torre de Pisa
  • Torre de Pisathe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Punjabi ਪੀਸਾ ਦੀ ਝੁਕੀ ਹੋਈ ਮੀਨਾਰ, ਪੀਸਾ ਦੀ ਮੀਨਾਰ
  • ਪੀਸਾ ਦੀ ਝੁਕੀ ਹੋਈ ਮੀਨਾਰ (pīsā dī jhukī hoī mīnār)the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
  • ਪੀਸਾ ਦੀ ਮੀਨਾਰ (pīsā dī mīnār)the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Romanian Turnul înclinat din Pisa
  • Turnul înclinat din Pisathe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Russian Пиза́нская ба́шня, Па́дающая ба́шня
  • Пиза́нская ба́шня (Pizánskaja bášnja)the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
  • Па́дающая ба́шня (Pádajuščaja bášnja)the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Slovak šikmá veža v Pise, veža v Pise
  • šikmá veža v Pisethe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
  • veža v Pisethe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
  • pisanská vežathe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
  • piská vežathe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Spanish Torre inclinada de Pisa
  • Torre inclinada de Pisathe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Swedish lutande tornet i Pisa
  • lutande tornet i Pisathe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Tagalog Nakahilig na Tore ng Pisa, Tore ng Pisa
  • Nakahilig na Tore ng Pisathe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
  • Tore ng Pisathe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Tamil பீசாவின் சாய்ந்த கோபுரம்
  • பீசாவின் சாய்ந்த கோபுரம் (pīcāviṉ cāynta kōpuram)the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Thai หอเอนเมืองปิซา
  • หอเอนเมืองปิซาthe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Turkish Pisa Kulesi
  • Pisa Kulesithe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Ukrainian Піза́нська ве́жа
  • Піза́нська ве́жа (Pizánsʹka véža)the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Urdu پیسا ٹاور
  • پیسا ٹاور (pesā ṭāor)the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
Vietnamese Tháp nghiêng Pisa
  • Tháp nghiêng Pisathe leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa
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