Calabria

[ kuh-ley-bree-uh; Italian kah-lah-bryah ]

/ kəˈleɪ bri ə; Italian kɑˈlɑ bryɑ /

noun

a region in S Italy. 2,048,901. 5828 sq. mi. (15,100 sq. km). Capital: Reggio Calabria.

an ancient district at the extreme SE part of the Italian peninsula.

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Food in Calabria was pride, self-sufficiency and community all mixed together in one mouthful.

A Young Chef Travels to Calabria, Italy, and Learns the Old Ways of Cooking |Curtis Stone |November 28, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
In Basilicata and Calabria, hundreds of families are living in houses where electricity has been cut off.

Europe’s Austerity Crisis Ravages Italy’s South |Barbie Latza Nadeau |October 2, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
On August 9, a rickety fishing boat with 124 Syrians reached the southern coast of Calabria.

Syrian Immigrants Flood Greece |Barbie Latza Nadeau |August 26, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Born and raised in the town of Verbicaro in Calabria, Italy, Rosetta Costantino moved to California with her parents at age 14.

Italy's Best Dessert Secret |Rosetta Costantino |December 9, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

Of all the regions of Italy, Calabria may well claim the diet richest in vegetables.

Italy's Best Dessert Secret |Rosetta Costantino |December 9, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
The rest of the time was given to perfecting his plans for a descent on Calabria.

Builders of United Italy |Rupert Sargent Holland
The town of Reggio, in Calabria, nearly destroyed by an earthquake.

The Every Day Book of History and Chronology |Joel Munsell
Sixtus was supported by the Dukes of Calabria and Urbino, the latter acting as generalissimo.

Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume I (of 3) |James Dennistoun
The parents who thus dispose of their children are for the most part poor peasants living in Calabria, and the south of Italy.

The Alien Invasion |William Henry Wilkins
In October 1815 Murat landed in Calabria in a last wild attempt to recover his throne.

Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete |Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne

British Dictionary definitions for calabria

Calabria

/ (kəˈlæbrɪə) /

noun

a region of SW Italy: mostly mountainous and subject to earthquakes. Chief town: Reggio di Calabria. Pop: 2 007 392 (2003 est). Area: 15 080 sq km (5822 sq miles)

an ancient region of extreme SE Italy (3rd century bc to about 668 ad); now part of Apulia

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