Verona

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UK/vɪˈɹəʊnə/

proper noun

A city, the capital of the province of Verona, straddling the river Adige in Veneto, northern Italy.

OriginItalian Verona ← Latin Vērōna →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city, the capital of the province of Verona, straddling the river Adige in Veneto, northern Italy.

    Two households, both alike in dignity, // In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, // From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, // Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.

    c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act PROLOGUE, (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)]
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    ...it was nearly the middle of August before he went out to meet Harriet in the Tirol. He found his sister in a dense cloud five thousand feet above the sea, chilled to the bone, overfed, bored, and not at all unwilling to be fetched away. [...] They travelled for thirteen hours down-hill, whilst the streams broadened and the mountains shrank, and the vegetation changed, and the people ceased being ugly and drinking beer, and began instead to drink wine and to be beautiful. And the train which had picked them at sunrise out of a waste of glaciers and hotels was waltzing at sunset round the walls of Verona.

    1905, E. M. Forster, Where Angels Fear to Tread, chapter 6
  2. A province of Veneto, in northern Italy.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Alameda County, California.
    2. A village in Grundy County, Illinois.
    3. A census-designated place in Boone County, Kentucky.
    4. A former town in Calhoun County, Michigan.
    5. A township in Huron County, Michigan.
    6. A township in Faribault County, Minnesota.
    7. A city in Lee County, Mississippi.
    8. A city in Lawrence County, Missouri.
    9. An unincorporated community in Clay County, Nebraska.
    10. A township in Essex County, New Jersey.
    11. A town and census-designated place therein, in Oneida County, New York.
    12. An unincorporated community in Onslow County, North Carolina.
    13. A city in LaMoure County, North Dakota.
    14. A village in Montgomery County and Preble County, Ohio.
    15. A borough of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
    16. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Tennessee.
    17. A ghost town in Collin County, Texas.
    18. A census-designated place in Augusta County, Virginia.
    19. A city in Dane County, Wisconsin.
      1 more example

      More concerning, after Verona officials asked for the cameras to at least be remotely disabled while they waited for the company to come collect them, a Flock employee said they were unsure if such a thing was even possible—a claim that, if true, would indicate Flock technology is outdated by a factor of decades.

      2026 July 23, Justin Caffier, “Flock Cameras Are Disappearing in Plain Sight”, in Gizmodo, archived from the original on 23 Jul 2026
    20. A town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
  4. A locality in the Bega Valley council area, south-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  5. A habitational surname from Italian.
  6. A female given name.

Origin

  1. LatinVērōna
  2. ItalianVerona
  3. EnglishVerona

Borrowed from Italian Verona, from Latin Vērōna.

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Translations

Arabic فيرونا
  • فيرونا (Firona)city straddling the river Adige in Veneto, northern Italy
Catalan Verona, Verona
  • Veronacity straddling the river Adige in Veneto, northern Italy
  • Veronaprovince in the Veneto region of northern Italy
Chinese Mandarin 維羅納 /维罗纳, 維羅納省 /维罗纳省
  • 維羅納 /维罗纳 (Wéiluónà)city straddling the river Adige in Veneto, northern Italy
  • 維羅納省 /维罗纳省 (Wéiluónà Shěng)province in the Veneto region of northern Italy
French Vérone, Vérone
  • Véronecity straddling the river Adige in Veneto, northern Italy
  • Véroneprovince in the Veneto region of northern Italy
German Verona, Wälsch-Bern
  • Veronacity straddling the river Adige in Veneto, northern Italy
  • Wälsch-Berncity straddling the river Adige in Veneto, northern Italy
Hebrew ורונה, ורונה
  • ורונהcity straddling the river Adige in Veneto, northern Italy
  • ורונהprovince in the Veneto region of northern Italy
Italian Verona, Verona
  • Veronacity straddling the river Adige in Veneto, northern Italy
  • Veronaprovince in the Veneto region of northern Italy
Japanese ヴェローナ
  • ヴェローナcity straddling the river Adige in Veneto, northern Italy
Latin Vērōna
  • Vērōnacity straddling the river Adige in Veneto, northern Italy
Polish Werona, Werona
  • Weronacity straddling the river Adige in Veneto, northern Italy
  • Weronaprovince in the Veneto region of northern Italy
Portuguese Verona, Verona
  • Veronacity straddling the river Adige in Veneto, northern Italy
  • Veronaprovince in the Veneto region of northern Italy
Russian Веро́на, Веро́на
  • Веро́на (Veróna)city straddling the river Adige in Veneto, northern Italy
  • Веро́на (Veróna)province in the Veneto region of northern Italy
Spanish Verona, Verona
  • Veronacity straddling the river Adige in Veneto, northern Italy
  • Veronaprovince in the Veneto region of northern Italy
Turkish Verona
  • Veronacity straddling the river Adige in Veneto, northern Italy

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Verona

ArizonaBarcelonacoronabolognaJonahkonamonakronapomonabonapersonaWinonaRamonaIonakimonoLeonaShonaronaIlonaPamplonaCremonaRhonaBellonaAlcona
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Anagrams

VeranoVarone
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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