Lucania
Americannoun
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an ancient region in S Italy, NW of the Gulf of Taranto.
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a modern region in S Italy, comprising most of the ancient region. 3,856 sq. mi. (9,985 sq. km).
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Mount, a mountain in the SW Yukon Territory, Canada, in the St. Elias Mountains. 17,147 feet (5,226 meters).
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Depending on your age and generation, it is either Lucania or Basilicata, with a painful past and a glittering future as the European capital of culture.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2018
In Roman times the poet Horace described how he relished the wines of Basilicata - then called Lucania.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2018
The blotter describes his “true name” as Lucania.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2014
His sentence: three years' exile in southern Italy's barren, unhealthy province of Lucania.
From Time Magazine Archive
"The Lucania reports that she has picked up three of the boats," said the operator through the tube to the first lieutenant on the bridge.
From The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis
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