Valle d'Aosta

American  

[vahl-le dah-aw-stah] / ˈvɑl lɛ dɑˈɔ stɑ /

noun

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

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Valle d'Aosta British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

On June 21, the country lifted its midnight curfew in all regions except for Valle d’Aosta, on the French and Swiss border.

From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2021

From Sicily, south of the Italian mainland, to Alto Adige and Friuli-Venezia Giulia in the northeast and the Valle d’Aosta in the northwest, Italy is overflowing with fascinating, distinctive white wines.

From New York Times • May 21, 2020

I’ve said nothing of ribolla gialla from Friuli-Venezia Giulia or vitovska from the Carso area; fiano or falanghina from Campania, or prié blanc from the Valle d’Aosta; vespaiola from Vicenza or nosiola from Trentino.

From New York Times • May 21, 2020

Fumin has been grown in the Valle d’Aosta in the Alps of northwestern Italy for several centuries; written records of sales to the archbishop of Turin date at least to the late 1600s.

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2017