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Lombardy

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Noun

1. lombardia, lombardy

a region of north central Italy bordering Switzerland

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Lombardy

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noun
a region of N central Italy, bordering on the Alps: dominated by prosperous lordships and city-states during the Middle Ages; later ruled by Spain and then by Austria before becoming part of Italy in 1859; intensively cultivated and in parts highly industrialized. Pop: 9 108 645 (2003 est). Area: 23 804 sq km (9284 sq miles)
. Italian name: Lombardia (ˌlombarˈdiːa)

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Lombardy

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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 Lomˈbardia (lɔmˈbɑʀdjɑ; l^ōmbärˈdyä)

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Lombardy

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A region of northern Italy bordering on Switzerland. First inhabited by a Gallic people, it became the center of the kingdom of the Lombards in the sixth century AD and part of Charlemagne's empire in 774. The Lombard League of cities defeated Emperor Frederick I in 1176.

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