Apulia

[ uh-pyool-yuh ]

/ əˈpyul yə /

a department in SE Italy. 7442 sq. mi. (19,275 sq. km). Capital: Bari.

Italian Puglia.

OTHER WORDS FROM Apulia

A·pu·lian, adjective

During that year there was a formidable insurrection of the slaves in Apulia.

The History of Rome, Books 37 to the End |Titus Livius
A Franciscan of Apulia offered to meet him in the flames and see whether he were of God or not.

Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) |John Addington Symonds
Milanesi suggests that Apulia means a little place near Lucca called Puglia.

The Cathedral Builders |Leader Scott
Two armies, penetrating into Samnium by way of Apulia and Campania, re-established the old frontiers.

History of Julius Caesar Vol. 1 of 2 |Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.

He took up position beyond Rome in Apulia, and it was here that the Roman army came to attack him.

History Of Ancient Civilization |Charles Seignobos

Apulia

/ (əˈpjuːljə) /

a region of SE Italy, on the Adriatic. Capital: Bari. Pop: 4 023 957 (2003 est). Area: 19 223 sq km (7422 sq miles) Italian name: Puglia