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Liguria

[ li-gyoor-ee-uh ]

noun

  1. a region in NW Italy. 2,099 sq. mi. (5,435 sq. km).


Liguria

/ lɪˈɡjʊərɪə /

noun

  1. a region of NW Italy, on the Ligurian Sea (an arm of the Mediterranean): the third smallest of the regions of Italy. Pop: 1 572 197 (2003 est). Area: 5410 sq km (2089 sq miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

This season he is eating his way through Puglia, Sardinia, Liguria and Calabria.

According to the Associated Press, hailstones the size of walnuts caused substantial damage in the Liguria region of Italy, breaking windows and damaging farmlands that had already been scorched by drought.

Seaside resorts in Tuscany and further north in Liguria were damaged by the storms.

From BBC

It also produces light red wines in Italy’s Liguria region, where it is known as rossese.

So far, more than 14,000 farm pigs have had to be eliminated across Piedmont and Liguria as a precautionary measure.

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