Lombardy

[ lom-ber-dee, luhm- ]

noun

1. a region and former kingdom in N Italy. 9,190 sq. mi. (23,800 sq. km).

Lombardy

/ ˈlʌm-; ˈlɒmbədɪ /

noun

1. 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 nameLombardiaˌlombarˈdiːa

Example Sentences

Protesters lined up 172 cardboard coffins in Piazza La Scala to symbolize the exact number of workers who died on the job last year in the northern Lombardy region alone.

From Seattle Times

The Lombardy region around Milan has already asked the government to declare a state of emergency and has estimated damage of over 40 million euros, Musumeci said.

From Reuters

The court wrote in its ruling that the accusations brought against Fontana and the others were "unfounded" because governments all over the world, including in Lombardy, were dealing with a new and exceptional epidemiological situation.

From Reuters

But storms in Italy’s populous northern Lombardy region caused flooding, felled trees and ripped roofs off buildings.

From Seattle Times

Lake Maggiore and its shoreline are divided between the Italian regions of Lombardy and Piedmont, and the Swiss canton of Ticino.

From BBC