Puglia
[poo-lyah]
- Italian name of Apulia.
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Contemporary Examples
“The Mafiosi can not have possession of good things,” Emiliano said at a press conference after the killings in Puglia.
The horrific massacre happened Monday night on a lonely state highway in Puglia.
He had spent several years as a gravedigger and gardener at a cemetery in Germany before returning to Puglia.
Food Destination I love carbs, and the best bread in Italy is in oft-overlooked Puglia.
Puglia is the heel of Italy; for me, it is the land of the best bread in Italy, wonderful grains, fish and legumes.
Historical Examples
Puglia had an immense harvest; near thirty sail left Messina before I did, to load corn.
The Life of Horatio Lord NelsonRobert Southey
Milanesi suggests that Apulia means a little place near Lucca called Puglia.
The Cathedral BuildersLeader Scott
At the same time it reached Noia, a small city of Puglia, situated on the Adriatic.
Garcia the Centenarian And His TimesM. Sterling Mackinlay
Puglia had an immense harvest: near thirty sail left Messina, before I did, to load corn.
Drake, Nelson and NapoleonWalter Runciman
Puglia
- the Italian name for Apulia
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