Veronan

English

Etymology

From Verona +‎ -an.

Adjective

Veronan (comparative more Veronan, superlative most Veronan)

1. Of, or pertaining to, Verona.
   • 1990, Numismatic Literature - Issues 123-126, page 73:

     At the beginning of this period, Veronan coinage appeared with Venetian; toward the end of the period the influx of new issues from the Tyrol demonstrates the crisis of Veronan production, which permitted the uncontested domination over the area by the Venetian duke.

   • 1991, Stephen Brook, The Veneto: Venice to the Dolomites, page 16:

     In winter try the Veronan Christmas speciality pandoro, a tall and very light sponge cake.

   • 1998, Moira Gatens, Feminist Ethics, →ISBN, page 188:

     The Veronan equivalent of marriage by a judge in a civil ceremony, which ought to have been available to Romeo and Juliet when their families failed to provide the necessary support, would seem a cold and arid setting for a wedding, compared to the lavish ceremony which a loving community might have made available to them.

Noun

Veronan (plural Veronans)

1. A person from Verona.
   • 2010, Dorothy M. Cmaylo, Thomas A. Beaver, Kenneth A. Regner, Verona, →ISBN, page 71:

     The refurbished church was attended by Veronans who later voted to construct a larger, more spacious building in the 1990s on old Route 365 near the hamlet of Verona.

   • 2016, Franco Columbu, Coming On Strong, →ISBN:

     What the Veronans saw first, that evening of my first contest, were 40-odd contestants in posing trunks and one odd Sardinian, 'way the hell off to the left, in a red satin robe.

   • 2016, Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow, →ISBN:

     Had Romeo been told by Julet that she would appear at her window at noon, the young Veronan's rapture at the appointed hour could not have matched the Count's.

2. A style of serifed font.
   • 2000, Scholastic Inc., My goose Betsy, page 2:

     This book was typeset in Veronan and Soupbone.