Etruria

E·tru·ri·a

[ih-troor-ee-uh]
noun
an ancient country located between the Arno and Tiber rivers, roughly corresponding to modern Tuscany in W Italy.
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Etruria (ɪˈtrʊərɪə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  an ancient country of central Italy, between the Rivers Arno and Tiber, roughly corresponding to present-day Tuscany and part of Umbria
2.  a factory established in Staffordshire by Josiah Wedgwood in 1769

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