Pisa (/ˈpiːzə/ PEE-zə; Italian: [ˈpiːza] or [ˈpiːsa]) is a city and comune (municipality) in Tuscany, central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it...
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PISA average scores (2022) The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a worldwide study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation...
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Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italian: torre pendente di Pisa [ˈtorre penˈdɛnte di ˈpiːza, - ˈpiːsa]), or simply the Tower of Pisa (torre di Pisa), is the campanile...
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Pisa Sporting Club, commonly referred to as Pisa, is an Italian football club based in Pisa, Tuscany. The team currently plays in Serie B. The club was...
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The University of Pisa (Italian: Università di Pisa, UniPi) is a public research university in Pisa, Italy. Founded in 1343, it is one of the oldest universities...
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Look up Pisa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pisa is a city in Tuscany, Italy. Pisa or PISA may also refer to: Province of Pisa, a province in the...
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Pisa Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Pisa), officially the Primatial Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary (Cattedrale Metropolitana Primaziale...
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Pisa International Airport (IATA: PSA, ICAO: LIRP) — also named Galileo Galilei Airport — is an airport located in Pisa, Italy. It is one of the two major...
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Republic of Pisa (Italian: Repubblica di Pisa) was an independent state existing from the 11th to the 15th century centered on the Tuscan city of Pisa. It rose...
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Pisa is a genus of crabs, containing the following species: Pisa armata (Latreille, 1803) Pisa calva Forest & Guinot, 1966 Pisa carinimana Miers, 1879...
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The province of Pisa (Italian: provincia di Pisa) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Pisa. With an area of 2,448...
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The Pisa Baptistery of St. John (Italian: Battistero di San Giovanni) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical building in Pisa, Italy. Construction started...
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Discourse on Pisa (Italian: Discorso sopra le cose di Pisa) is a 1499 work by Italian Renaissance historian and political scientist Niccolò Machiavelli...
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Rustichello da Pisa, also known as Rusticiano (fl. late 13th century), was an Italian romance writer in Franco-Italian language. He is best known for co-writing...
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The Pisa (Polish pronunciation: [ˈpisa]; German: Pissek) is a river in north-eastern Poland with a length of 82 km and a basin area of 4,510 km2. It belongs...
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Fibonacci (redirect from Leonardo da Pisa)
c. 1170 – c. 1240–50) was an Italian mathematician from the Republic of Pisa, considered to be "the most talented Western mathematician of the Middle...
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The Pisa Range is a mountain range in Central Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It lies on the western shore of the man-made Lake Dunstan and...
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Pisa (Ancient Greek: Πῖσα) is a village situated 2.15 kilometres (1.34 mi) to the east of Olympia, Greece, located on the northwest side of the Peloponnesus...
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Bonanno Pisano (redirect from Bonanno of Pisa)
Bonanno Pisano (born in Pisa; fl. 1170s–1180s) was an Italian sculptor, mixing Byzantine and classical elements. Giorgio Vasari attributed the realization...
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The Promise of Pisa (Dutch: De Belofte van Pisa) is a 2019 Dutch drama film directed by Norbert ter Hall. The film is based on the autobiographical novel...
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Pisa armata is a species of crab from the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Pisa armata grows to a length of 40 millimetres (1.6 in). Its carapace is roughly triangular...
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Fondazione Pisa (formerly Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Pisa) is a charity organization that was spun off from Cassa di Risparmio di Pisa (the Saving...
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Bona of Pisa (c. 1156–1207) was a member of the Third order of the Augustinian nuns who helped lead travellers on pilgrimages. In 1962, she was canonized...
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Pisa is a painting of the crucifixion painted on wood panel, dating to sometime around 1230 and currently in the Museo nazionale di San Matteo, Pisa,...
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Pleurothotonus (redirect from Pisa syndrome)
Pleurothotonus, commonly known as Pisa syndrome, is a rare neurological disorder which occurs due to prolonged exposure to antipsychotic drugs (which may...
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Aleš Píša (born 2 January 1977) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 53 games in the National Hockey League with the Edmonton...
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Tower of Hanoy (redirect from Tower of Pisa (solitaire))
unclear. It has also been given the alternative names Tower of Pisa or The Tower of Pisa. The following rules are based on Coops (1939) except where stated:...
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Albert of Pisa, O.Min. (died 23 January 1240), was an Italian Franciscan friar. He served as minister provincial for Germany, Hungary, and England. In...
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The Pisa Griffin is a large bronze sculpture of a griffin, a mythical beast, that has remained in Pisa, Italy since the Middle Ages despite its Islamic...
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The Pisa University System (Italian: Sistema Universitario Pisano) is a network of higher education institutions in Pisa, Italy. The following three schools...
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