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Carniola

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Car·ni·o·la  (kärn-l, kärn-y-)
A mountainous region of southwest Slovenia. The earliest inhabitants, a Celtic people, were displaced by the Romans, who in turn were overrun by Slovenes in the sixth century a.d.

Carni·olan adj. & n.

Carniola [ˌkɑːnɪˈəʊlə]
n
(Placename) a region of N Slovenia: a former duchy and crownland of Austria (1335-1919); divided between Yugoslavia and Italy in 1919; part of Yugoslavia (1947-92) German name Krain [krain] Slovene name Kranj


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Carniola, the heartland of present Slovenia, was created as part of Austria.
 
 
 
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