Umbria

American  

[uhm-bree-uh, oom-bree-ah] / ˈʌm bri ə, ˈum bri ɑ /

noun

1. an ancient district in central and N Italy.

2. a region in central Italy. 3,270 sq. mi. (8,470 sq. km).

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Umbria British  

/ ˈʌmbrɪə, ˈumbrja /

noun

1. a mountainous region of central Italy, in the valley of the Tiber. Pop: 834 210 (2003 est). Area: 8456 sq km (3265 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Of the 150 or so varieties collected from Tuscany, Umbria, Emilia-Romagna and Marche and grown by her non-profit Archeologia Arborea foundation, the small, round Florentine pear is among Dalla Ragione's favourites.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

“I’m sorry, my big brother just called me up on the phone to say ‘Hi,’” Kravitz said Friday to the crowd at the Umbria Jazz Festival.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2024

Chess is a gorgeous best-selling author of self-help tomes with breezy titles like “You Got This!,” and she’s just rented the notorious Villa Aestas in Umbria for six weeks.

From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 2023

He’s also our proxy taster, with the contrasting dishes of Umbria and Venice part of the menu in season two, debuting 9 p.m.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2022

But the thinness of the clay layer clearly suggested that in Umbria, if nowhere else, something rather more abrupt had happened.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson