ravenna

noun

1. a city in NE Italy: the capital of Italy in the period of the Byzantine Empire; tomb of Dante.
2. a city in NE Ohio.

noun

1. a former province of the Papal States, in NE Italy. Capital: Ravenna.

noun

1. a city and port in NE Italy, in Emilia-Romagna: capital of the Western Roman Empire from 402 to 476, of the Ostrogoths from 493 to 526, and of the Byzantine exarchate from 584 to 751; famous for its ancient mosaics. Pop: 134 631 (2001)

noun

1. an area of N Italy: part of the Papal States up to 1860