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Reggio Calabria

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[red-jaw kah-lah-bryah] / ˈrɛd dʒɔ kɑˈlɑ brjɑ /
Also Reggio di Calabria

noun

  1. a seaport in S Italy, on the Strait of Messina: almost totally destroyed by an earthquake 1908.


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It says it expects only two - Reggio Calabria in the southern tip of Italy's "boot" and Messina, facing it across on the island of Sicily - to be on the second-highest "amber" alert.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

The increased mortality rate was particularly evident in southern cities such as Bari, Catania, and Reggio Calabria.

From Reuters Aug. 7, 2023

In this, it resembles Carpignano’s previous features, “Mediterranea” and “A Ciambra,” which are also set in the Gioia Tauro, a rough coastal town on the edge of Reggio Calabria, the regional capital.

From New York Times May 26, 2022

In Italy, firefighters battling a wildfire in Reggio Calabria province found the bodies of a man and a woman in an olive grove.

From Seattle Times Aug. 7, 2021

GIOIOSA-IONICA, a town of Calabria, Italy, in the province of Reggio Calabria, from which it is 65 m.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various

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