Apulia

n. area in south-east Italy on the Adriatic Sea

This article is about the Italian region. For the Portuguese town, see Apúlia. Apulia (Italian: Puglia ['pua]) is a region in southeastern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, and the Strait of Òtranto and Gulf of Taranto in the south. Its southern portion known as Salento, a peninsula, forms the heel of the Italian "boot". The region comprises 19,345 km² (7,469 square miles), and its population is about 4 million. It is bordered by the other Italian regions of Molise to the north, Campania to the west, and Basilicata to the southwest. It neighbors Greece and Albania, across the Ionian and Adriatic Seas, respectively. The region extends as far north as Monte Gargano, and was the scene of the last stages in the Second Punic War.
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Apúlia is a Portuguese parish located in the municipality of Esposende. It has a population of 4,323 inhabitants and a total area of 10.51 Km², population density 411.3.It was a town and a municipality until 1834, when it was incorporated into Esposende. Apúlia is known for its dune beaches and Roman-style folk costumes. It may be related to the region of Apulia in Italy, and a possible migration from there during the Roman Empire.
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Noun
1. a region in southeastern Italy on the Adriatic
(synonym) Puglia
(hypernym) Italian region
(part-holonym) Italy, Italian Republic, Italia
(part-meronym) Bari

n. Apulia, region in south Italy on the Adriatic Sea, the "heel" of the Italian boot

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