Friuli-Venezia Giulia

American  

[free-oo-lee-ve-ne-tsyah joo-lyah] / friˈu li vɛˈnɛ tsyɑ ˈdʒu lyɑ /

noun

1. a region in NE Italy: formerly part of Venezia Giulia, most of which was ceded to Yugoslavia (now Croatia and Slovenia) in 1947. 2,947 sq. mi. (7,630 sq. km).

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Friuli-Venezia Giulia British  

/ ˈdʒuːlja /

noun

1. a region of NE Italy, formed in 1947 from Venetian Friuli and part of Eastern Friuli . Capital: Trieste. Pop: 1 191 588 (2003 est). Area: 7851 sq km (3031 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

In Friuli-Venezia Giulia, for example, Slavic and Austro-Hungarian influences show up in smoked meats, dumplings, and fermented flavors.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

But as you move inland and north — into Abruzzo, Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia — winter cooking becomes heartier, more restrained, and deeply tied to survival.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

From Sicily, south of the Italian mainland, to Alto Adige and Friuli-Venezia Giulia in the northeast and the Valle d’Aosta in the northwest, Italy is overflowing with fascinating, distinctive white wines.

From New York Times • May 21, 2020

Hardly by coincidence, the perfect accompaniment to such dishes is from the neighboring vineyards of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, where the country’s best white wine originates.

From New York Times • May 16, 2017

The pair will offer up tastes of several dishes from the special region of Italy � the Friuli-Venezia Giulia � that inspired their renowned Boulder restaurant.

From Time Magazine Archive