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Reggio Calabria

American  
[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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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

I first ate ciambotta as part of an otherwise pretty terrible lunch at a trattoria in Reggio Calabria.

From The Guardian Jun. 26, 2018

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

From Castellinaria and Other Sicilian Diversions by Henry Festing Jones

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