# Palestrina

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #92,973

## Definitions
1. A town in Rome, Lazio, Italy; ancient Praeneste.
2. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525 or 1526 – 1594), Italian composer.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Palestrina, ultimately from Latin Praeneste.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/palestrina