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Italian Peninsula

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Noun1.Italian Peninsula - a boot-shaped peninsula in southern Europe extending into the Mediterranean Sea
Italia, Italian Republic, Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
Republic of San Marino, San Marino - the smallest republic in the world; the oldest independent country in Europe (achieved independence in 301); located in the Apennines and completely surrounded by Italy
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Chojnacka sensibly reserves judgment on these and other findings, but notes that "in many respects, the Venetian example is much closer to that of northern Europe than the less-developed sections of the Italian peninsula.
Working Women of Early Modern Venice by Simons, Walter / Journal of Social History
While the sheer number of sumptuary laws passed by these governments suggests that they may have been more concerned with luxury consumption than other governments, she demonstrates that all types of regimes on the Italian peninsula enacted such laws in the centuries of her study.
Sumptuary Law in Italy: 1200-1500 by Brown, Judith C. / Renaissance Quarterly
``It was very challenging for me to be away from home for three months,'' says Lane, who shot the film in various picturesque locales on the Italian peninsula last fall.
HER ITALIAN JOB DIANE LANE'S REAL-LIFE LONGING HELPS HER GET INTO ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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