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Calabrian

British  
/ kəˈlæbrɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Calabria or its inhabitants

"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

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Calabria

"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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It is a novel about a woman in her early 30s trying to figure herself out as she returns home to the Calabrian coast and tries to help her sister run their father’s bar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026

For millions of fans the news confirms what they already believed - from Sicilian Cannoli to Calabrian 'Nduja - Italian is the best.

From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025

But there are also vegetable-forward hits like Calabrian Chile Broccoli Rabe and comfort bowls like Veggie on the Lo Mein Spaghetti.

From Salon ● May 23, 2025

Earlier this year, a migrant boat navigating on that route slammed into a sandbank just off a Calabrian beach town and broke apart.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2023

Hardly was the Calabrian seated in his place, when his neighbors presented him with pens and a print; and another boy, from the last bench, sent him a Swiss postage-stamp.

From Cuore (Heart) An Italian Schoolboy's Journal by Isabel Florence Hapgood

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