Sardinia

American  

[sahr-din-ee-uh, -din-yuh] / sɑrˈdɪn i ə, -ˈdɪn jə /

noun

1. a large island in the Mediterranean, W of Italy: with small nearby islands it comprises a department of Italy. 9,301 sq. mi. (24,090 sq. km).

2. a former kingdom 1720–1860, including this island and Savoy, Piedmont, and Genoa (after 1815) in NW Italy: ruled by the House of Savoy. Turin.

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Sardinia British  

/ sɑːˈdɪnɪə /

noun

1. Italian name: Sardegna.  the second-largest island in the Mediterranean: forms, with offshore islands, an administrative region of Italy; ceded to Savoy by Austria in 1720 in exchange for Sicily and formed the Kingdom of Sardinia with Piedmont; became part of Italy in 1861. Capital: Cagliari. Pop: 1 637 639 (2003 est). Area: 24 089 sq km (9301 sq miles)

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Sardinia Cultural  

1. Italian island in the Mediterranean Sea west of the mainland of Italy.

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The kingdom of Sardinia, which was founded in the early eighteenth century, became the nucleus of united Italy during the nineteenth century.

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Alberto Buzzanca, founder of travel planner Authenticus Italy, likes sending clients to up-and-coming regions like Puglia and Sardinia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

The France forward was given time off last week and decided to travel to Sardinia during his recovery period.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

The other two are in Sardinia, and are earmarked for closure in 2028-2029, once the island is electrically linked to the mainland via a new submarine cable.

From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026

In places like Okinawa, Sardinia and Loma Linda, the so-called Blue Zones where people often live past 100, no one really retires.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 25, 2025

“My men would love tangerines,” admitted the colonel in Sardinia who commanded four squadrons of B-26S.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller