Bolzano

geographical name

Bol·za·no bōlt-ˈsä-(ˌ)nō

bōl-ˈzä-

1

former province of northern Italy in southern Tyrol, now part of the Trentino-Alto Adige region

2

commune in the Trentino-Alto Adige region population 97,300

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