Li·gu·ri·a (l -gy r  - ) 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. Li·gu ri·an adj. & n. |
Ligurian [lɪˈgjʊərɪən]
adj
(Placename) of or relating to Liguria, a region of NW Italy, or its inhabitants
n
(Placename) a native or inhabitant of Liguria
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