Lombardy

[ lom-ber-dee, luhm- ]

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Lombardy

/ ˈlʌm-; ˈlɒmbədɪ /

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

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Under new rules, residents of Milan and the surrounding regions of Lombardy and Piedmont cannot cross their respective borders without permission.

In Lombardy, duelists were limited in the early Middle Ages to just shield and club.

Nowhere can be found a region capable of supporting a larger population to the square mile than Lombardy.

Piedmont alone vies with her, and is improving far more rapidly, but Lombardy has great natural capacities peculiarly her own.

A general rising was planned in Lombardy, but failed, as the Austrians received news of the proposed cession of Milan.

In Tuscany, Piedmont and Lombardy the open country has been orderly, but the borders infested with brigands.

The government of Lombardy was hopelessly incapable, and everybody wished to see it superseded.

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