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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A region of southern Italy forming the toe of the Italian “boot.” Founded as a Greek colony, it was subsequently held by Rome, the Byzantine Empire, the Normans, and the kingdom of Naples before becoming part of a united Italy in 1861.

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  • proper noun A region of southern Italy.

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  • noun a region of southern Italy (forming the toe of the Italian `boot')

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