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Calabria
[ kuh-ley-bree-uh; Italian kah-lah-bryah ]
noun
- a region in southern Italy. 2,048,901. 5,828 sq. mi. (15,100 sq. km). : Reggio Calabria.
- an ancient district at the extreme southeastern part of the Italian peninsula.
Calabria
/ əˈæɪə /
noun
- a region of SW Italy: mostly mountainous and subject to earthquakes. Chief town: Reggio di Calabria. Pop: 2 007 392 (2003 est). Area: 15 080 sq km (5822 sq miles)
- an ancient region of extreme SE Italy (3rd century bc to about 668 ad ); now part of Apulia
Other Word Forms
- 䲹·b· noun adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of Calabria1
Example Sentences
This is particularly rife across the south, where olive trees are giving way to a proliferation in money-making mango and avocado trees in Sicily, Puglia and Calabria.
The sparsely populated region of Calabria - the tip of Italy's boot - is one of the country's poorest.
Once again, Milan start a half with plenty of possession before Davide Calabria strides forward and tries to pick out Rafael Leao with a ball into the box, but the striker is beaten to it.
“My worry would be we’ve done a number of things that increased demand when the problem is supply,” said Calabria, now an adviser with the libertarian Cato Institute.
Raduano, 40, is said to be a boss of the Foggia crime syndicate, which is sometimes described as Italy's fourth mafia - after the more famous organisations in Sicily, Calabria and Naples.
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