Calabria
a region in southern Italy. 2,048,901. 5,828 sq. mi. (15,100 sq. km). Capital: Reggio Calabria.
an ancient district at the extreme southeastern part of the Italian peninsula.
Origin of Calabria
1Other words from Calabria
- Ca·la·bri·an, noun, adjective
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How to use Calabria in a sentence
On a warm evening in late September, two former mayors met in a law office in Locri, in Italy’s Southern region of Calabria.
How an Italian Mayor Who Turned His Town into a Haven for Migrants Wound Up Facing 13 Years in Jail | Francesca Berardi | October 7, 2021 | TimeEarlier this year he announced his candidacy for the regional administration, in support of Luigi De Magistris, mayor of Naples who ran for governor of Calabria.
How an Italian Mayor Who Turned His Town into a Haven for Migrants Wound Up Facing 13 Years in Jail | Francesca Berardi | October 7, 2021 | TimeFood in Calabria was pride, self-sufficiency and community all mixed together in one mouthful.
A Young Chef Travels to Calabria, Italy, and Learns the Old Ways of Cooking | Curtis Stone | November 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTNothing embodies the failures of the Italian state more neatly than the highway from Salerno to Reggio Calabria.
In Basilicata and Calabria, hundreds of families are living in houses where electricity has been cut off.
Europe’s Austerity Crisis Ravages Italy’s South | Barbie Latza Nadeau | October 2, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
On August 9, a rickety fishing boat with 124 Syrians reached the southern coast of Calabria.
Other groups include Sicily's Cosa Nostra and Calabria-based 'Ndrangheta.
Italy’s Mob Extends Its Reach Into Daily Life | Barbie Latza Nadeau | July 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe best native wools came from Calabria and Apulia, that from near Tarentum being the best of all.
The Private Life of the Romans | Harold Whetstone JohnstonHe often swam over from Sicily to Calabria, a tempestuous and dangerous passage, carrying letters from the king.
The Book of Curiosities | I. PlattsA writer, Norman Douglas, in 1914 found the existence of a phallic cult in Calabria.
The Sex Worship and Symbolism of Primitive Races | Sanger Brown, IITo-day there enters our school a little Italian born in Reggio, in Calabria, more than five hundred miles from here.
Cuore (Heart) | Edmondo De AmicisSo saying, he rose and pointed out on the wall map of Italy the spot where lay Reggio, in Calabria.
Cuore (Heart) | Edmondo De Amicis
British Dictionary definitions for Calabria
/ (kəˈlæbrɪə) /
a region of SW Italy: mostly mountainous and subject to earthquakes. Chief town: Reggio di Calabria. Pop: 2 007 392 (2003 est). Area: 15 080 sq km (5822 sq miles)
an ancient region of extreme SE Italy (3rd century bc to about 668 ad); now part of Apulia
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