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Varese (värā´zā), city (1991 pop. 85,687), capital of Varese prov., Lombardy, N Italy, near the Swiss border. Situated in the Alpine foothills, near several Italian lakes, it is a popular tourist center. Manufactures include silk, machinery, plastics, and leather goods. The Este palace in Varese (1768–80) has lovely gardens. On a nearby hill is a church originally founded (late 4th cent.) by St. Ambrose.

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© Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes 2007, originally published by Oxford University Press 2007.

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© Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes 2007, originally published by Oxford University Press 2007.

Varèse •Fès, fez, fraise, Kes, Les, Montez, says, sez, Varèse •Baez • Jabez • Boulez •Alvarez, Juárez •Peres • Gutiérrez •Cortés, Cortes

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