English > Italian region: 1 sense > noun 1, locationMeaning | Italy is divided into 20 regions for administrative purposes. |
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Instances | Abruzzi, Abruzzi e Molise | A mountainous region of central Italy on the Adriatic |
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Basilicata, Lucania | A region of southern Italy (forming the instep of the Italian 'boot') |
Calabria | A region of southern Italy (forming the toe of the Italian 'boot') |
Campania | A region of southwestern Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea including the islands of Capri and Ischia |
Emilia-Romagna | A region of north central Italy on the Adriatic |
Friuli-Venezia Giulia | A region in northeastern Italy |
Latium, Lazio | An ancient region of west central Italy (southeast of Rome) on the Tyrrhenian Sea |
Liguria | region of northwestern Italy on the Ligurian Sea |
Lombardy, Lombardia | A region of north central Italy bordering Switzerland |
Marche, Marches | A region in central Italy |
Molise | A region of south central Italy |
Piedmont, Piemonte | The region of northwestern Italy |
Puglia, Apulia | A region in southeastern Italy on the Adriatic |
Sardinia, Sardegna | The Italian region on the island of Sardinia |
Sicily, Sicilia | The Italian region on the island of Sicily |
Trentino-Alto Adige | A region of northeastern Italy bordering Austria |
Tuscany, Toscana | A region in central Italy |
Umbria | A mountainous region in central Italy |
Valle D'Aosta | A region in northwestern Italy |
Veneto, Venezia-Euganea, Venetia | A region of northeastern Italy on the Adriatic |
Broader | state, province | The territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation |
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Spanish | región italiana |
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Catalan | regió italiana |
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