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Latium Definition

La·tium (lā′s̸həm, -s̸hē əm)

  1. region of central Italy, on the Tyrrhenian Sea: 6,644 sq mi (17,208 sq km); pop. 5,140,000; chief city, Rome: It. name Lazio

  2. ancient country in the part of this region southeast of Rome

Etymology: L: see Latin

Latium Quotes

Graecia capta ferum victorem cepit et artes Intulit agresti Latio. Captive Greece overcame her savage conqueror and brought the arts into rustic Latium.

—Horace full name  Quintus Horatius Flaccus   65

Browse dictionary entries near Latium

  1. ‹ latitudinarian
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  3. ‹ latissimus dorsi
  4. ‹ latish
  5. ‹ Latino
  6. ‹ Latinize
  7. ‹ Latinity
  8. ‹ Latinist
  9. ‹ Latinism
  10. ‹ Latinate
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