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Foggia

American  
[fawd-jah] / ˈfɔd dʒɑ /

noun

  1. a city in SE Italy.


Foggia British  
/ ˈfɔddʒa /

noun

  1. a city in SE Italy, in Apulia: seat of Emperor Frederick II; centre for Carbonari revolutionary societies in the revolts of 1820, 1848, and 1860. Pop: 155 203 (2001)

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"There is no lack of protection, no legal gap to fill," is how law professor Valeria Torre of Foggia University puts it.

From BBC

They bartered for fuel and, on March 17, the combined crews escaped to Foggia, Italy, where they were able to notify their families back home that they had survived.

From New York Times

A wildfire in the Foggia region, on Italy's Adriatic coast, forced the evacuation of 2,000 people from three hotels, Italy's Rai news reports.

From BBC

He lives in Puglia, where he spent two years in the large Foggia ghetto, home to more than 1,500 migrants.

From BBC

A spokeswoman for the police's office in Foggia told Reuters that weather conditions were bad but added that the cause of the accident was still unknown.

From Reuters