region of SC Italy: 1,714 sq mi (4,439 sq km); pop. 331,000
See Molise in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(mōˈlĭ-zāˌ)
A region of south-central Italy bordering on the Adriatic Sea. Conquered by the Romans in the 4th century B.C., it was ruled by a Lombard duchy from the 6th to the 11th century A.D.