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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Umbria

Once part of a 1341 Maestà that adorned a city gate in Assisi, it now hangs at the end of “Giotto and St. Francis” at the National Gallery of Umbria in Perugia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

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

For the project, Zuchtriegel tapped a master dyer based in Umbria, Claudio Cutuli, who uses dyes he makes from plants in his own clothing line.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2023

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