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La Spezia

American  
[lah spe-tsyah] / lɑ ˈspɛ tsjɑ /

noun

  1. a seaport in NW Italy, on the Ligurian Sea: naval base.


La Spezia British  
/ la ˈspɛttsia /

noun

  1. a port in NW Italy, in Liguria, on the Gulf of Spezia: the chief naval base in Italy. Pop: 91 391 (2001)

"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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I was disappointed to miss our only stop in Italy, La Spezia.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 19, 2025

Italian authorities assigned the Geo Barents the port of La Spezia, to disembark the migrants, requiring days of sailing to reach the destination in northwestern Italy.

From Seattle Times Aug. 10, 2023

La Spezia is the furthest and northernmost destination that Italy has assigned to an NGO ship.

From Reuters Jan. 25, 2023

The couple had rented a yacht in La Spezia and then traveled to Vernazza where they dined at il Castello restaurant.

From Fox News Jul. 8, 2021

Professor Wheatstone experimented upon the cable intended to unite La Spezia, upon the coast of Piedmont, with the Island of Corsica.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860 by Various

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