SINCE 1828
Lazio
geographical name
La·zio
| \ ˈlät-sē-ˌō
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variants:
or Latin Latium \ ˈlā-sh(ē-)əm
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Definition of Lazio
region of central Italy bordering on the Tyrrhenian Sea and traversed by the Tiber River; capital Rome population 5,502,886
Note: Latium was an ancient country inhabited by Latins and is a variant name of the present-day Italian region of Lazio whose boundaries correspond with it.
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