Visconti
noun
1.
an Italian family that ruled Milan and Lombardy from 1277 to 1447.
2.
Gian Galeazzo [jahn gahlyaht-saw] /ˈdʒɑn ˈgɑlyɑt sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1351–1402, Milanese leader who conquered much of N Italy.
3.
Luchino [loo-kee-naw] /luˈki nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1906–76, Italian stage and film director.
noun
1.
the ruling family of Milan from 1277 to 1447
2.
Luchino, real name Luchino Visconti de Modrone. 1906–76, Italian stage and film director, whose neorealist films include Ossessione (1942). His other films include The Leopard (1963), Death in Venice (1970), and The Innocents (1976)
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