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Calabria

geographical name Ca·la·bria \ kə-ˈlā-brē-ə , -ˈlä- \

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 Calabrie play \ˌlā-kä-ˈlä-brē-ˌā\ or ancient Bruttium play \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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Calabrian

play \kə-ˈlā-brē-ən, -ˈlä-\ adjective or noun

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