[kuh-ley-bree-uh; It. kah-lah-bryah] 
| 1. | a region in S Italy. 2,048,901. 5828 sq. mi. (15,100 sq. km). Capital: Reggio Calabria. |
| 2. | an ancient district at the extreme SE part of the Italian peninsula. |
| Ca·la·bri·a (kə-lā'brē-ə, kä-lä'brē-ä) A region of southern Italy forming the toe of the Italian "boot." Founded as a Greek colony, it was taken by the Romans in 268 B.C. and by the Byzantine Empire in the ninth century A.D. |
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