Fontana


[fon-tan-uh; for 1 also Italian fawn-tah-nah] /fɒnˈtæn ə; for 1 also Italian fɔnˈtɑ nɑ/

noun
1.
Domenico
[duh-men-i-koh;; Italian daw-me-nee-kaw] /dəˈmɛn ɪˌkoʊ;; Italian dɔˈmɛ niˌkɔ/ (Show IPA), 1543–1607, Italian architect.
2.
a city in S California.

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