Sardegna

Variant of Sardinia

Sardinia definition

Sar·dinia (sär din′ē ə, -din′yə)

  1. Italian island in the Mediterranean, south of Corsica: 9,194 sq mi (23,812 sq km)
  2. region of Italy, comprising this island & small nearby islands: 9,301 sq mi (24,089 sq km); pop. 1,648,000; cap. Cagliari
  3. former kingdom (1720-1860) including this region, Piedmont, Nice, Savoy (by which the kingdom was ruled), etc.
It. name Sardegna Sarde′·gna (sär dā′nyä)

Etymology: L < Gr Sardō

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