English Explanatory Dictionary

Palestrina

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town in Rome, Lazio, Italy; ancient Praeneste.
  2. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525 or 1526 – 1594), Italian composer.

Word forms

Palestrina

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Palestrina, ultimately from Latin Praeneste.

Related words

Praeneste Praenestine

Derived words

Palestrinian
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