Lucania

American  

[loo-key-nee-uh] / luˈkeɪ ni ə /

noun

1. an ancient region in S Italy, NW of the Gulf of Taranto.

2. a modern region in S Italy, comprising most of the ancient region. 3,856 sq. mi. (9,985 sq. km).

3. Mount, a mountain in the SW Yukon Territory, Canada, in the St. Elias Mountains. 17,147 feet (5,226 meters).

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Lucania British  

/ luːˈkeɪnɪə /

noun

1. the Latin name for Basilicata

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Example Sentences

The idea to recover the cameras came from Griffin Post, a professional skier who had learned about the cache while reading a 2002 book about the explorers’ harrowing journey, “Escape from Lucania” by David Roberts.

From New York Times

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

In Roman times the poet Horace described how he relished the wines of Basilicata - then called Lucania.

From BBC

The blotter describes his “true name” as Lucania.

From New York Times

But with this particular unit, the show house “almost killed the deal,” said Kristen Magnani of Rutenberg Realty, who represented the buyers, listed as Joseph and Maria Lucania in city records.

From New York Times