Etymology
From Italian Bologna, from Latin BonÅnia, ultimately from Celtic.
Proper noun
Bologna (countable and uncountable, plural Bolognas)
- A province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
- A city in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, the capital of Bologna and also of Emilia-Romagna.
- A habitational surname from Italian.
Related terms
- Bolognian
- Bologna sausage or bologna
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