Lombardy
a region and former kingdom in N Italy. 9,190 sq. mi. (23,800 sq. km).
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How to use Lombardy in a sentence
Under new rules, residents of Milan and the surrounding regions of Lombardy and Piedmont cannot cross their respective borders without permission.
As COVID spreads across Europe, a weary continent goes back into lockdown | David Meyer | November 7, 2020 | FortuneIn Lombardy, duelists were limited in the early Middle Ages to just shield and club.
The ‘GOT’ Red Viper and Mountain Duel, and a History of Medieval Trial by Combat | Steven Isaac | June 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNowhere can be found a region capable of supporting a larger population to the square mile than Lombardy.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyPiedmont alone vies with her, and is improving far more rapidly, but Lombardy has great natural capacities peculiarly her own.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyA general rising was planned in Lombardy, but failed, as the Austrians received news of the proposed cession of Milan.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
In Tuscany, Piedmont and Lombardy the open country has been orderly, but the borders infested with brigands.
The government of Lombardy was hopelessly incapable, and everybody wished to see it superseded.
The Life of Mazzini | Bolton King
British Dictionary definitions for Lombardy
/ (ˈlɒmbədɪ, ˈlʌm-) /
a region of N central Italy, bordering on the Alps: dominated by prosperous lordships and city-states during the Middle Ages; later ruled by Spain and then by Austria before becoming part of Italy in 1859; intensively cultivated and in parts highly industrialized. Pop: 9 108 645 (2003 est). Area: 23 804 sq km (9284 sq miles): Italian name: Lombardia (ˌlombarˈdiːa)
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