Valle d'Aosta

[vahl-le dah-aw-stah]

noun

1. a region in NW Italy. 1,259 sq. mi. (3,260 sq. km).

Valle d'Aosta

/ ˈvalle daˈɔsta /

noun

1. an autonomous region of NW Italy: under many different rulers until passing to the house of Savoy in the 11th century; established as an autonomous region in 1944. Capital: Aosta. Pop: 120 909 (2003 est). Area: 3263 sq km (1260 sq miles)