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Reggio Calabria

American  
[red-jaw kah-lah-bryah] / ˈrɛd dʒɔ kɑˈlɑ bryɑ /
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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Police said the dormice were discovered on Saturday after a search at the farm in Reggio Calabria was extended to nearby ruins and other properties.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2021

"Yet another victim of the fires. We are losing our history, our identity is turning to ashes, our soul is burning," the mayor of Reggio Calabria, Giuseppe Falcomata, wrote on Facebook.

From Reuters • Aug. 11, 2021

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

The Donatella Versace story began on 2 May 1955, when she was born in Reggio Calabria.

From The Guardian • Sep. 14, 2017

My father was at Reggio Calabria, which was also destroyed. 

From Castellinaria and Other Sicilian Diversions by Jones, Henry Festing

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