Lombardia Italian Lombardia Lombard [a]. Ricette e racconti di riso in Italian. The city of Milan, in the early s, was the origin of the series of scandals known as Tangentopoli which emerged from the judicial investigations of the Milanese prosecutor's office known as Mani pulite , which then spread to the rest of the country. The enterprising class of the communes extended its trade and banking activities well into northern Europe; the metonym "Lombard" designated a merchant or banker from northern Italy, for example Lombard Street, London. Retrieved 20 September
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