Li·gu·ri·a
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| a region in NW Italy. 1,881,982; 2099 sq. mi. (5435 sq. km). |
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Liguria
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| Li·gu·ri·a
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A region of northwest Italy on the Ligurian Sea, an arm of the Mediterranean Sea between northwest Italy and Corsica. Named for an ancient pre-Indo-European people, the Ligurii, the region was subdued by the Romans in the 2nd century B.C. and was later (16th-19th century) controlled by Genoa. A small section of the coastline surrounding Genoa formed the Ligurian Republic from 1797 until 1815. Li·gu'ri·an adj. & n. |
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| liguria | |
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| region of northwestern Italy on the Ligurian Sea |
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