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'''Milanese''' (endonym in traditional orthography ''Milanes'', ''Meneghin'') is the central dialect of the [[Western Lombard language|Western]] [[Variety (linguistics)|variety]] of the [[Lombard language]] spoken in [[Milan]], the rest of its [[Metropolitan City of Milan|metropolitan city]], and the northernmost part of the [[province of Pavia]].<ref>https://archive.org/stream/saggiosuidialet02biongoog#page/n60/mode/1up</ref> Milanese, due to the importance of Milan, the largest city in Lombardy, is considered one of the most prestigious Lombard variants and the most prestigious one in the Western Lombard area.
 
In Italian-language contexts, Milanese is often (like most non-standard Italian varieties spoken in Italy) called a "[[dialect]]" of Italian. However, linguistically, Milanese is a [[Western Romance languages|Western Romance language]] and is more closely related to [[French language|French]], [[Romansh language|Romansh]], [[Occitan language|Occitan]] and to other [[Gallo-Italian languages]].