Meanings
proper noun
- A city, the capital of the province of Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna.
- A province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Origin
- Latinplaceō
- Latinplacentia
- LatinPlacentia
- ItalianPiacenza
- EnglishPiacenza
Borrowed from Italian Piacenza, from Latin Placentia. Doublet of pleasance.
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Chinese Mandarin 皮亞琴察 /皮亚琴察, 皮亞琴察省 /皮亚琴察省
- 皮亞琴察 /皮亚琴察 (Píyàqínchá)city in Italy
- 皮亞琴察省 /皮亚琴察省 (Píyàqínchá Shěng)province in Italy
French Plaisance, Plaisance
- Plaisancecity in Italy
- Plaisanceprovince in Italy
Greek Πιατσέντσα, Πλακεντία
- Πιατσέντσα (Piatséntsa)city in Italy
- Πλακεντία (Plakentía)city in Italy
Hindi पियाचेंत्सा
- पियाचेंत्सा (piyācẽtsā)city in Italy
Italian Piacenza, Piacenza
- Piacenzacity in Italy
- Piacenzaprovince in Italy
Latin Placentia
- Placentiacity in Italy
Portuguese Placência, Piacenza
- Placênciacity in Italy
- Piacenzacity in Italy
- Placênciaprovince in Italy
- Piacenzaprovince in Italy
Spanish Plasencia
- Plasenciaprovince in Italy
Cite this entry
APA
Piacenza. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Piacenza
MLA
“Piacenza.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Piacenza. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Piacenza,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Piacenza.
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