Abruzzi

n. Abruzzo, mountainous region in central Italy that borders the Adriatic Sea

Abruzzo is a region in central Italy lying just 70 miles east of Rome and bordering Marche to the north, Lazio to the west and south-west, Molise to the south-east and the Adriatic Sea to the east. Although geographically a central region, ISTAT (the Italian statistical authority) considers it part of the Mezzogiorno or Southern Italy.
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Noun
1. a mountainous region of central Italy on the Adriatic
(synonym) Abruzzi e Molise
(hypernym) Italian region
(part-holonym) Italy, Italian Republic, Italia
(part-meronym) Aquila, L'Aquila, Aquila degli Abruzzi

n. Abruzzi e Molise, region in south central Italy, formerly part of the region "Abruzzi e Molise", 167 sq mi