Bo·lo`gnese' adjective Of or pertaining to Bologna. -- noun A native of Bologna. Bolognese school (Paint.) , a school of painting founded by the Carracci, otherwise called the Lombard or Eclectic school, the object of which was to unite the excellences of th... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/75
Outside Bologna, and especially outside Italy, the term designates a substantial meat sauce for pasta ; in Bologna the sauce is known simply as a ragu. Found on https://garrubbo.com/italian-food/glossary/