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Mantua

name · noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈmæn.t(j)u.ə/ in Italy
  • /ˈmæn.t͡ʃu.ə/ in Italy
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /ˈmæn.ə.weɪ/ village in Ohio or Utah
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: M AE1 N CH UW0 AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

Province of Lombardy, Italy.

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name

Meaning 2

City and capital of Mantua.

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name

Meaning 3

A town in Pinar del Río, Cuba.

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name

Meaning 4

A village in Ohio.

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name

Meaning 5

A village in Utah.

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noun

Meaning 6

An article of loose clothing popular in 17th- and 18th century France.

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noun

Meaning 7

A superior kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua in Italy.

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Usage: obsolete

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noun

Meaning 8

A woman's cloak or mantle.

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Usage: obsolete

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noun

Meaning 9

A woman's gown.

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Usage: obsolete

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noun

Meaning 10

loose gown of the 17th and 18th centuries

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: gown

History

Etymology

From Latin Mantua.

From French manteau, perhaps by confusion with Mantua in Italy.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: Màntua — province
  • Corsican: Mantova — province
  • Corsican: Mantuva — province
  • Dutch: Mantua — province
  • French: Mantoue — province
  • Italian: Mantova — province
  • Lombard: Mantua — province
  • Lombard: Mantoa — province
  • Polish: Mantua — province
  • Portuguese: Mântua — province
  • Russian: Ма́нтуя (Mántuja) — province
  • Arabic: مانتوفا (māntūfā) — city
  • Catalan: Màntua — city
  • Corsican: Mantova — city
  • Corsican: Mantuva — city
  • Czech: Mantova — city
  • Dutch: Mantua — city
  • French: Mantoue — city
  • Greek: Μάντουα (Mántoua) — city
  • Greek: Μάντοβα (Mántova) — city
  • Hebrew: מנטובה — city
  • Italian: Mantova — city
  • Latin: Mantua — city
  • Lombard: Mantua — city
  • Lombard: Mantoa — city
  • Occitan: Màntoa — city
  • Polish: Mantua — city
  • Portuguese: Mântua — city
  • Russian: Ма́нтуя (Mántuja) — city
  • Sicilian: Màntuva — city
  • Spanish: Mantua — city
Real reading context

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