Milan

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US/mɪˈlɑn/US/mɪˈlæn/US/ˈmaɪlɪn/US/ˈmaɪlən/

proper noun

A city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Milan and the region of Lombardy, Italy.

Similar
MilanoMediolanum
OriginMiddle English Milane ← Old English Mæġelan ← French Milan →
CommonScrabble 7
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Meanings

Milan1

proper noun
  1. A city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Milan and the region of Lombardy, Italy.
  2. A metropolitan city of Lombardy, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Milan.
  3. historicalA former province of Lombardy.
  4. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of AC Milan, the Italian city's football club/soccer team.
  5. A female given name.
  6. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city in Dodge County and Telfair County, Georgia.
    2. A township in DeKalb County, Illinois.
    3. A village in Rock Island County, Illinois.
    4. A township in Allen County, Indiana.
    5. A town in Franklin township and Washington township, Ripley County, Indiana.
    6. Former name of Old Milan, Ripley County, Indiana.
    7. A city in Sumner County, Kansas.
    8. A neighbourhood of New Orleans, Louisiana.
    9. A city in Monroe County and Washtenaw County, Michigan.
    10. A township in Monroe County, Michigan.
    11. A city in Chippewa County, Minnesota.
    12. A city, the county seat of Sullivan County, Missouri.
    13. A town in Coos County, New Hampshire.
    14. A village in Cibola County, New Mexico.
    15. A town in Dutchess County, New York.
    16. A village in Erie County and Huron County, Ohio.
    17. A township in Erie County, Ohio.
    18. Former name of Mercer, Mercer County, Ohio.
    19. A city in Gibson County, Tennessee.
    20. An unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington.
    21. An unincorporated community in the town of Johnson, Marathon County, Wisconsin.

Milan2

proper noun
  1. A male given name from the Slavic languages.

Synonyms & antonyms

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MilanoMediolanum

Origin

Milan · proper noun

  1. LatinMediolānum
  2. Medieval LatinMediolāna
  3. FrenchMilan
  4. Old EnglishMæġelan
  5. Middle EnglishMilane
  6. EnglishMilan

Inherited from Middle English Milane, Melan, etc., from Old English Mæġelan, Megelan, Mediolana burg, etc. under influence from early forms of French Milan, from Medieval Latin Mediolāna etc., from Latin Mediolānum, q.v. As American settlements, typically after the Italian city. Doublet of Milano.

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Milan · proper noun

  1. Slavic
  2. EnglishMilan

Borrowed from Slavic.

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Translations

Arabic مِيلَانُو
  • مِيلَانُو (milānū)major Italian city
Bulgarian Милано
  • Милано (Milano)major Italian city
Catalan Milà
  • Milàmajor Italian city
Chinese Cantonese 米蘭 /米兰, 米蘭 /米兰
  • 米蘭 /米兰 (mai⁵ laan⁴)metropolitan city of Lombardy
  • 米蘭 /米兰 (mai⁵ laan⁴)major Italian city
Chinese Mandarin 米蘭 /米兰, 米蘭 /米兰
  • 米蘭 /米兰 (Mǐlán)metropolitan city of Lombardy
  • 米蘭 /米兰 (Mǐlán)major Italian city
Czech Milán, Milan
  • Milánmajor Italian city
  • Milanmale given name
Danish Milano
  • Milanomajor Italian city
Dutch Milaan, Milaan
  • Milaanmetropolitan city of Lombardy
  • Milaanmajor Italian city
Esperanto Milano
  • Milanomajor Italian city
Estonian Milano
  • Milanomajor Italian city
Finnish Milano
  • Milanomajor Italian city
French Milan, Milan
  • Milanmetropolitan city of Lombardy
  • Milanmajor Italian city
German Mailand, Mailand
  • Mailandmetropolitan city of Lombardy
  • Mailandmajor Italian city
  • Maylandmajor Italian city
Greek Μιλάνο
  • Μιλάνο (Miláno)major Italian city
Hebrew מילנו
  • מילנו (Milano)major Italian city
Hindi मिलान, मिलान
  • मिलान (milān)metropolitan city of Lombardy
  • मिलान (milān)major Italian city
Hungarian Milánó, Milán
  • Milánómajor Italian city
  • Milánmale given name
Indonesian Milan, Milan
  • Milanmetropolitan city of Lombardy
  • Milanmajor Italian city
Italian Milano, Milano
  • Milanometropolitan city of Lombardy
  • Milanomajor Italian city
Japanese ミラノ
  • ミラノ (Mirano)major Italian city
Korean 밀라노
  • 밀라노 (millano)major Italian city
Latin Mediōlānum
  • Mediōlānummajor Italian city
Latvian Milāna
  • Milānamajor Italian city
Lithuanian Milanas
  • Milanasmajor Italian city
Norwegian Milano
  • Milanomajor Italian city
Persian میلان
  • میلان (Milân)major Italian city
Polish Mediolan, Mediolan
  • Mediolanmetropolitan city of Lombardy
  • Mediolanmajor Italian city
  • Milanmale given name
Portuguese Milão, Milão
  • Milãometropolitan city of Lombardy
  • Milãomajor Italian city
Romanian Milano
  • Milanomajor Italian city
Russian Мила́н, Мила́н
  • Мила́н (Milán)metropolitan city of Lombardy
  • Мила́н (Milán)major Italian city
Slovak Miláno
  • Milánomajor Italian city
Spanish Milán, Milán
  • Milánmetropolitan city of Lombardy
  • Milánmajor Italian city
Swedish Milano, Milano
  • Milanometropolitan city of Lombardy
  • Milanomajor Italian city
Tagalog Milan, Milan
  • Milanmetropolitan city of Lombardy
  • Milanmajor Italian city
Turkish Milano
  • Milanomajor Italian city

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Milan

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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