COMO, a city, the capital of the delegation of the same name, in Italy, on the southern extremity of the celebrated lake of the same name. It is the seat of a bishop, and of the courts of law and revenue, and contains a cathedral and nine other churches, with 604 houses and 7500 inhabitants. It is in long. 9. 0. 21. E. and lat. 45. 48. 22. N.