Sardinia

[ sahr-din-ee-uh, -din-yuh ]

noun

1. a large island in the Mediterranean, W of Italy: with small nearby islands it comprises a department of Italy. 9,301 sq. mi. (24,090 sq. km).
2. a former kingdom 1720–1860, including this island and Savoy, Piedmont, and Genoa (after 1815) in NW Italy: ruled by the House of Savoy. : Turin.

Sardinia

/ sɑːˈdɪnɪə /

noun

1. the second-largest island in the Mediterranean: forms, with offshore islands, an administrative region of Italy; ceded to Savoy by Austria in 1720 in exchange for Sicily and formed the Kingdom of Sardinia with Piedmont; became part of Italy in 1861. Capital: Cagliari. Pop: 1 637 639 (2003 est). Area: 24 089 sq km (9301 sq miles) Italian nameSardegna

Sardinia

1. Italian island in the Mediterranean Sea west of the mainland of Italy .

Notes

The kingdom of Sardinia, which was founded in the early eighteenth century, became the nucleus of united Italy during the nineteenth century.

Example Sentences

The miner crisis is the latest in a series of austerity-driven protests across the island of Sardinia.

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Closures of schools, hospitals, and mines and factories like the ones in Sardinia are the direct results of the austerity cuts.

From The Daily Beast

By the time Putin joined Berlusconi on his n-th trip to Sardinia, in 2003, they were already on hugging terms.

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German forces were built up in Greece and Sardinia, which proved disastrous for the Nazis.

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This summer the 72-year-old media mogul is only spending a handful of days in Sardinia.

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Charles Albert, ex-king of Sardinia, died on his arrival at Portugal, soon after his abdication.

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Then came a running fight off Sardinia, in which the Pisans had the worse of it, losing eight galleys and fifteen hundred men.

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Lookout ships were stationed off the north end of Corsica and west of Sardinia.

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The King of Sardinia openly announced his intention to take the field against Austria, should war break out.

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The States of the King of Sardinia are poor, and their commerce is very small.

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