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Lucca

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Luc·ca  (lk)
A city of northwest Italy west of Florence. On the site of an ancient Ligurian settlement and a Roman colony, it became a free commune in the 12th century and was later an independent republic. Population: 82,200.
Lucca (Italian) [ˈlukka]
n
(Placename) a city in NW Italy, in Tuscany: centre of a rich agricultural region, noted for the production of olive oil. Pop.: 86 676 (1990 est.) Ancient name Luca [ˈluːkə]


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