- a city in N Italy, at the foot of the Apennines: became a free city in the Middle Ages; university (1088). Pop: 371 217 (2001)Ancient name: Bononia /bəˈnəʊnɪə/
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bo•lo•gna /bəˈloʊni, -nə/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Fooda sausage made of beef and pork:a bologna sandwich.
bo•lo•gna
(bə lō′nē, -nə, -lōn′yə),USA pronunciation n.
Bo•lo•gna (bə lōn′yə; It. bô lô′nyä),USA pronunciation n.
- Fooda large seasoned sausage made of finely ground meat, usually beef and pork, that has been cooked and smoked. Also called bolo′gna sau′sage.
- after Bologna, Italy 1555–65
Bo•lo•gna (bə lōn′yə; It. bô lô′nyä),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa city in N Italy. 484,406.
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Bologna /bəˈləʊnjə; Italian: boˈloɲɲa/ n
Bologna /bəˈləʊnjə; Italian: boˈloɲɲa/ n
- Giovanni da Bologna. See Giambologna
'bologna' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
baloney
- bologna sausage
- boloney
- Carracci
- Emilia-Romagna
- Giambologna
- Jacopo della Quercia
- polony
- Bolognese
- cold cuts
- Faenza
- Forlì
- Modena
- ocarina