Lombardia

Variant of Lombardy

Lombardy definition

Lom·bar·dy (läm′bər dē)

region of N Italy, on the Swiss border: 9,213 sq mi (23,862 sq km); pop. 8,856,000; chief city, Milan
It. name Lombardia Lom·bar′·dia (lō̂m bär′dyä)

Etymology: the region was invaded and settled by Lombards in the 6th c.

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