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Italian region

DEFINITIONS OF: Italian region

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n Italy is divided into 20 regions for administrative purposes

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Abruzzi e Molise
a mountainous region of central Italy on the Adriatic
Basilicata
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
an ancient region of west central Italy (southeast of Rome) on the Tyrrhenian Sea
Liguria
region of northwestern Italy on the Ligurian Sea
Lombardia
a region of north central Italy bordering Switzerland
Marches
a region in central Italy
Molise
a region of south central Italy
Piedmont
the region of northwestern Italy; includes the Po valley
Apulia
a region in southeastern Italy on the Adriatic
Sardegna
the Italian region on the island of Sardinia; the kingdom of Sardinia was the nucleus for uniting Italy during the 19th century
Sicilia
the Italian region on the island of Sicily
Toscana
a region in central Italy
Trentino-Alto Adige
a region of northeastern Italy bordering Austria
Umbria
a mountainous region in central Italy
Valle D'Aosta
a region in northwestern Italy
Venezia-Euganea
a region of northeastern Italy on the Adriatic
Type of:
province, state
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
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