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Liguria

American  
[li-gyoor-ee-uh] / lɪˈgyʊər i ə /

noun

  1. a region in NW Italy. 2,099 sq. mi. (5,435 sq. km).


Liguria British  
/ lɪˈɡjʊərɪə /

noun

  1. a region of NW Italy, on the Ligurian Sea (an arm of the Mediterranean): the third smallest of the regions of Italy. Pop: 1 572 197 (2003 est). Area: 5410 sq km (2089 sq miles)

"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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The couple made their entrance — arm in arm — with Sonenshein in a tea-length, corseted gown and Vahle in a bespoke suit the shade of a Liguria olive.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

This season he is eating his way through Puglia, Sardinia, Liguria and Calabria.

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2022

These days, you'll find farinata or tarta cauda in Liguria, belecauda in southern Piedmont, cade in Toulon, cecina in Tuscany, and calentica in Algeria.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2022

Seaside resorts in Tuscany and further north in Liguria were damaged by the storms.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2022

Thus, with the exception of Liguria and the upper valley of the Po, all Italy to the south of the Alps was brought within the sphere of Roman influence.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly

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