Francesca da Rimini: Meaning and Definition of

Fran•ces•ca da Rim•i•ni

Pronunciation: (fran-ches'ku du rim'u-nē, frän-It.frän-che'skä dä rē'mē-nē), [key]
  1. died 1285?, Italian noblewoman: immortalized by Dante in the Divine Comedy.
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