Calabria

American  

[kuh-ley-bree-uh, kah-lah-bryah] / kəˈleɪ bri ə, kɑˈlɑ bryɑ /

noun

1. a region in southern Italy. 2,048,901. 5,828 sq. mi. (15,100 sq. km). Reggio Calabria.

2. an ancient district at the extreme southeastern part of the Italian peninsula.

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Calabria British  

/ kəˈlæbrɪə /

noun

1. a region of SW Italy: mostly mountainous and subject to earthquakes. Chief town: Reggio di Calabria. Pop: 2 007 392 (2003 est). Area: 15 080 sq km (5822 sq miles)

2. an ancient region of extreme SE Italy (3rd century _bc to about 668 _ad ); now part of Apulia

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Other Word Forms

• Calabrian noun

Etymology

Origin of Calabria

First recorded in 1600–20; from Latin, from Greek Kalabría

Example Sentences

Of the new board members, Laughton’s term will expire in October of this year, followed by Calabria in 2027, Hauptman in 2029 and Logothetis in 2030.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Italian politicians have for decades debated a bridge over the Strait of Messina, a narrow strip of water between the Sicily and the region of Calabria, at the toe of Italy's boot.

From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025

For them, the outcome - which saw turnout levels as low as 22% in regions like Sicily and Calabria - will come as a blow.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2025

This is particularly rife across the south, where olive trees are giving way to a proliferation in money-making mango and avocado trees in Sicily, Puglia and Calabria.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2025

Between Pignerol and Calabria they counted twenty-five days’’ journey along the western coast, returning by the eastern to Venice.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles