Basilicata
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Ba·si·li·ca·ta | \ bä-ˌzē-lē-ˈkä-tä 
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or formerly Lucania \ lü-ˈkā-nyə , -ˈkä- \
, -ˈkä- \Definition of Basilicata
region of southern Italy on the Gulf of Taranto; capital Potenza population 604,807
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