Mantua

Mantua [man-choo-uh] Examples noun

1. a city in E Lombardy, in N Italy: birthplace of Vergil.

Italian Man·to·va [mahn-taw-vah] /ˈmɑn tɔ vɑ/. Related formsMan·tu·an, adjective, noun Examples from the Web for mantova Contemporary Examples of mantova

I was actually with Jhumpa and Mohsin Hamid in Mantova a few weeks back, discussing this very topic over pumpkin ravioli.

Literary City: Taiye Selasi’s Rome

Henry Krempels

December 13, 2013

British Dictionary definitions for mantova Mantova noun

1. the Italian name for Mantua

mantua noun

1. a loose gown of the 17th and 18th centuries, worn open in front to show the underskirt

Word Origin for mantua C17: changed from manteau, through the influence of Mantua Mantua noun

1. a city in N Italy, in E Lombardy, surrounded by lakes: birthplace of Virgil. Pop: 47 790 (2001)Italian name: Mantova

Word Origin and History for mantova mantua n.

loose gown worn by women 17c.-18c., 1670s, from French manteau “cloak, mantle,” from Old French mantel (see mantle); form influenced in English by Mantua, name of a city in Italy. Mantua-maker (1690s) became the general early 19c. term for “dressmaker.”