Apulia

[uh-pyool-yuh]

noun

a department in SE Italy. 7442 sq. mi. (19,275 sq. km). Capital: Bari.

Italian Puglia.

Related formsA·pu·lian, adjective

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Historical Examples of apulia

Apulia and Sicily had been wrested from the Saracens by a few hundred Normans.
Peter the Hermit
Daniel A. Goodsell
He accordingly decided now to leave his camp in earnest, and move into Apulia.
Hannibal
Jacob Abbott
And pray what were either of you doing in Apulia with the brother-in-law of Buonaparte?
Patsy
S. R. Crockett
During that year there was a formidable insurrection of the slaves in Apulia.
The History of Rome, Books 37 to the End
Titus Livius
Apulia is the most level of the countries south of the Rubicon.
History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 AD
Robert F. Pennell

British Dictionary definitions for apulia

Apulia

noun

a region of SE Italy, on the Adriatic. Capital: Bari. Pop: 4 023 957 (2003 est). Area: 19 223 sq km (7422 sq miles)Italian name: Puglia

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