Definition of Calabria
1 district of ancient Italy comprising the area forming the heel of the Italian Peninsula; now the southern part of the region of Puglia
2 or Italian Le Calabrieplay \ˌlā-kä-ˈlä-brē-ˌā\ or ancient Bruttiumplay \ˈbru̇-tē-əm, ˈbrə-\ region of southern Italy occupying the toe of the Italian Peninsula; capital Catanzaro area 5822 square miles (15,079 square kilometers), population 2,043,288
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Calabria
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: region in southern Italy
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