Liguria

Li·gu·ri·a  (l-gyr-)

A region of northwest Italy on the Ligurian Sea, an arm of the Mediterranean Sea between northwest Italy and Corsica. Named for an ancient pre-Indo-European people, the Ligurii, the region was subdued by the Romans in the 2nd century b.c. and was later (16th-19th century) controlled by Genoa. A small section of the coastline surrounding Genoa formed the Ligurian Republic from 1797 until 1815.

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Li·guri·an adj. & n.

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Liguria [lɪˈgjʊərɪə]

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(Placename) a region of NW Italy, on the Ligurian Sea (an arm of the Mediterranean): the third smallest of the regions of Italy. Pop.: 1 625 870 (2000 est.). Area: 5410 sq. km (2089 sq. miles)

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Liguria - region of northwestern Italy on the Ligurian 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 Genoa, Genova - a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria La Spezia - a port city in Liguria on an arm of the Ligurian Sea; a major seaport and year-round resort