Milan
/mɪˈlɑn//mɪˈlæn/
Milan proper noun: a city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Milan and the region of Lombardy, Italy. Also the ellipsis of AC Milan.
Proper noun (1)
Milan
- A city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Milan and the region of Lombardy, Italy.
- A metropolitan city of Lombardy, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Milan.
- A former province of Lombardy.
- A female given name.
- A city in Dodge County and Telfair County, Georgia.
- A township in DeKalb County, Illinois.
- A village in Rock Island County, Illinois.
- A township in Allen County, Indiana.
- A town in Franklin township and Washington township, Ripley County, Indiana.
- Former name of Old Milan, Ripley County, Indiana.
- A city in Sumner County, Kansas.
- A neighbourhood of New Orleans, Louisiana.
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- A city in Monroe County and Washtenaw County, Michigan.
- A township in Monroe County, Michigan.
- A city in Chippewa County, Minnesota.
- A city, the county seat of Sullivan County, Missouri.
- A town in Coos County, New Hampshire.
- A village in Cibola County, New Mexico.
- A town in Dutchess County, New York.
- A village in Erie County and Huron County, Ohio.
- A township in Erie County, Ohio.
- Former name of Mercer, Mercer County, Ohio.
- A city in Gibson County, Tennessee.
- An unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Johnson, Marathon County, Wisconsin.
Proper noun (2)
Milan
- A male given name from the Slavic languages.
Also used as
Milan is also the ellipsis of AC Milan.
Milan meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Tagalog and Arabic
Milan in Hindi
- major Italian city
- मिलान milān
- metropolitan city of Lombardy
- मिलान milān
Milan in Marathi
- major Italian city
- मिलान milān
- metropolitan city of Lombardy
- मिलान milān
- male given name
- मिलान milān
Milan in Tagalog
- major Italian city
- Milan
- metropolitan city of Lombardy
- Milan
Milan in Arabic
- major Italian city
- مِيلَانُو Milānū
More languagesFewer languages
- Milan in Indonesian
- Milan
- Milan in Persian
- میلان Milân
Synonyms of Milan
Origin of Milan
Inherited from Middle English Milane, Melan, etc., from Old English Mæġelan, Megelan, Mediolana burg, etc. under influence from early forms of French Milan, from Medieval Latin Mediolāna etc., from Latin Mediolānum, q.v. As American settlements, typically after the Italian city. Doublet of Milano.
Borrowed from Slavic.
Words formed from Milan
Phrases with Milan
Words that rhyme with Milan
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- ban
- Cheyenne
- Longshan
- Nanshan
- plan
- an
- gan
- Gushan
- han
- Hongshan
- mann
- nan
- stan
- tan
- unman
- Baoshan
- Dongshan
- flan
- Heshan
- Jinshan
- langshan
- marzipan
- panne
- Qishan
- ran
- rattan
- bantustan
- began
- chan
- Fengshan
- Fran
- Guanshan
- Hengshan
- Huangshan
- Huishan
- japan
- Lausanne
- Lianshan
- Lushan
- Marianne
- Pingshan
- scran
- sedan
- shan
- than
- trapan
- trepan
- Xi'an
Questions about Milan
- What does Milan mean?
- Milan means a city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Milan and the region of Lombardy, Italy.
- What is Milan in Hindi?
- Milan in Hindi is मिलान (milān). See Milan meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Milan?
- Milan is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Milan?
- Milan is pronounced /mɪˈlɑn/.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Milan (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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