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canossa

/kəˈnɒsə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
canos-sa
IPA
/kəˈnɒsə/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A comune and castle town in the Province of Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, famed as the site where the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV did penance in 1077, standing three days bare-headed in the snow, in order to reverse his excommunication by Pope Gregory VII.

noun

An act of humiliating repentance.

Example Sentences

Subject

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Derived Forms

Canossan Canossian

Phrases

go to Canossa

Questions

How do you pronounce canossa?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈnɒsə/.
What does canossa mean?
A comune and castle town in the Province of Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, famed as the site where the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV did penance in 1077, standing three days bare-headed in the snow, in order to reverse his excommunication by Pope Gregory VII.

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