Italian region

/əˌtæljən ˌridʒən/

Definitions of Italian region

1. noun

   Italy is divided into 20 regions for administrative purposes
   examples:

   Abruzzi e Molise

   a mountainous region of central Italy on the Adriatic

   Basilicata

   a region of southern Italy (forming the instep of the Italian `boot')

   Calabria

   a region of southern Italy (forming the toe of the Italian `boot')

   Campania

   a region of southwestern Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea including the islands of Capri and Ischia

   Emilia-Romagna

   a region of north central Italy on the Adriatic

   Friuli-Venezia Giulia

   a region in northeastern Italy

   Latium

   an ancient region of west central Italy (southeast of Rome) on the Tyrrhenian Sea

   Liguria

   region of northwestern Italy on the Ligurian Sea

   Lombardia

   a region of north central Italy bordering Switzerland

   Marches

   a region in central Italy

   Molise

   a region of south central Italy

   Piedmont

   the region of northwestern Italy; includes the Po valley

   Apulia

   a region in southeastern Italy on the Adriatic

   Sardegna

   the Italian region on the island of Sardinia; the kingdom of Sardinia was the nucleus for uniting Italy during the 19th century

   Sicilia

   the Italian region on the island of Sicily

   Toscana

   a region in central Italy

   Trentino-Alto Adige

   a region of northeastern Italy bordering Austria

   Umbria

   a mountainous region in central Italy

   Valle D'Aosta

   a region in northwestern Italy

   Venezia-Euganea

   a region of northeastern Italy on the Adriatic

   type of:

   province, state

   the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation