Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A region of southern Italy forming the toe of the Italian “boot.” Founded as a Greek colony, it was subsequently held by Rome, the Byzantine Empire, the Normans, and the kingdom of Naples before becoming part of a united Italy in 1861.
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- proper noun A region of southern
Italy .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a region of southern Italy (forming the toe of the Italian `boot')
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Examples
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And as I was exploring my own roots in Calabria, I started listening to some of this music.
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Mr. Rotella's previous book, "Stolen Figs," described a journey to his ancestral home in Calabria, and this one is also a kind of odyssey.
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And as I was exploring my own roots in Calabria, I started listening to some of this music.
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And as I was exploring my own roots in Calabria, I started listening to some of this music.
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And as I was exploring my own roots in Calabria, I started listening to some of this music.
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Heck – in Calabria, Italy, the Albanians are still Albanians and they have been there 400 years!
The Internet Is A Toilet Stall Filled With Jerks And Twits | ATTACKERMAN 2008
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By The Geraci Residence in Calabria, Italy (Freshome) on November 20, 2008 at 3: 11 pm
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Mixing modern curves, shapes and materials with classic furniture and colors, Florence based architect Pierluigi Sammarro managed to turn the interior of the Geraci Residence in Calabria, Southern Italy, in a real dream home.
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When Ferdinando had arrived a galley-slave in Calabria, he found himself coupled with a bandit, a brave fellow, who abhorred his chains, from all the combination of disgrace and misery they brought upon him.
Ferdinando Eboli 2002
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Neapolitan prison to work on the roads in Calabria, his rival visited him in his dungeon.
Ferdinando Eboli 2002
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