Puglia

[ poo-lyah ]

/ ˈpu lyɑ /

noun

Italian name of Apulia.

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Examples from the Web for puglia

“The Mafiosi can not have possession of good things,” Emiliano said at a press conference after the killings in Puglia.
The Little Boy Mowed Down By The Mafia|Barbie Latza Nadeau|March 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The horrific massacre happened Monday night on a lonely state highway in Puglia.
The Little Boy Mowed Down By The Mafia|Barbie Latza Nadeau|March 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He had spent several years as a gravedigger and gardener at a cemetery in Germany before returning to Puglia.
Knox's Grisly Successor|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Food Destination I love carbs, and the best bread in Italy is in oft-overlooked Puglia.
Fresh Picks|Lidia Bastianich|July 14, 2009|DAILY BEAST

It has to be Puglia—there is always something new and fascinating to discover there.
Fresh Picks|Lidia Bastianich|July 14, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Milanesi suggests that Apulia means a little place near Lucca called Puglia.
The Cathedral Builders|Leader Scott
At the same time it reached Noia, a small city of Puglia, situated on the Adriatic.
Garcia the Centenarian And His Times|M. Sterling Mackinlay
Puglia had an immense harvest: near thirty sail left Messina, before I did, to load corn.
Drake, Nelson and Napoleon|Walter Runciman
Puglia had an immense harvest; near thirty sail left Messina before I did, to load corn.
The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson|Robert Southey

British Dictionary definitions for puglia

Puglia

/ (ˈpuʎʎa) /

noun

the Italian name for Apulia

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