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Mantua Creek — is a stream in Mantua Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey with headwaters near Glassboro, which flows northwest for 18.6 miles (29.9 kilometers) to the Delaware River at Paulsboro across from present day Philadelphia International… … Wikipedia
Mantua — • Diocese of Mantua (Mantuana), in Lombardy Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Mantua Mantua … Catholic encyclopedia
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Mantua — Mantova redirects here. For the football club, see A.C. Mantova. For other uses, see Mantua (disambiguation). Mantua Comune Comune di Mantova … Wikipedia
mantua — /man chooh euh/, n. 1. a woman s loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the early 18th century. 2. a mantle. [1670 80; var. of MANTEAU, by assoc. with MANTUA] * * * ▪ Italy Italian Mantova city, Lombardia ( Lombardy) regione, northern… … Universalium
Mantua — Mantuan, adj., n. /man chooh euh/, n. a city in E Lombardy, in N Italy: birthplace of Vergil. 65,390. Italian, Mantova /mahn taw vah/. * * * ▪ Italy Italian Mantova city, Lombardia ( Lombardy) regione, northern Italy. The city is… … Universalium
Mantua — City of Lombardy in northern Italy, located on the Mincio River, with a population estimated at about 30,000 in the Renaissance. It was the capital of a duchy created in 1328 when Luigi Gonzaga established a hereditary principality that… … Historical Dictionary of Renaissance
Mantua, Siege of — ▪ European history (June 4, 1796–Feb. 2, 1797), the crucial episode in Napoleon Bonaparte s first Italian campaign; his successful siege of Mantua excluded the Austrians from northern Italy. The city was easy to besiege: the only access to… … Universalium
