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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.

Lombardy Quotes

Beneath is spread like a green sea The waveless plain of Lombardy, Bounded by the vaporous air, Islanded by cities fair; Underneath Day's azure eyes, Ocean's nursling,Venice lies,ö A peopled labyrinth of walls, Amphitrite's destined halls.

—Shelley, Percy Bysshe

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