Lucania

[ loo-key-nee-uh ]

/ luˈkeɪ ni ə /

noun

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

a modern region in S Italy, comprising most of the ancient region. 3856 sq. mi. (9985 sq. km).

Mount, a mountain in the SW Yukon Territory, Canada, in the St. Elias Mountains. 17,147 feet (5226 meters).

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Italian Ba·si·li·ca·ta

[bah-zee-lee-kah-tah] /bɑˌzi liˈkɑ tɑ/ (for defs 1, 2).

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Example sentences from the Web for lucania

For administrative purposes under the Roman empire, Lucania was always united with the district of the Bruttii.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 1|Various
A captain, however, does not obtain on shipboard all the education which makes him capable of commanding a Lucania or a Paris.
The Sea Rovers|Rufus Rockwell Wilson
Busy as he also always is, he yet found time to call at the "Lucania," and to tell more than one of his good stories.
A Flight in Spring|J. Harris Knowles
It rained iron in Lucania, the year in which M. Crassus was slain.
On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth|William Gilbert of Colchester

The chief towns in Lucania and Bruttium were settled by the Greeks.
History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 AD|Robert F. Pennell

British Dictionary definitions for lucania

Lucania

/ (luːˈkeɪnɪə) /

noun

the Latin name for Basilicata

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