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Foggia

American  
[fawd-jah] / ˈfɔd dʒɑ /

noun

  1. a city in SE Italy.


Foggia British  
/ ˈfɔddʒa /

noun

  1. a city in SE Italy, in Apulia: seat of Emperor Frederick II; centre for Carbonari revolutionary societies in the revolts of 1820, 1848, and 1860. Pop: 155 203 (2001)

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"There is no lack of protection, no legal gap to fill," is how law professor Valeria Torre of Foggia University puts it.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

They bartered for fuel and, on March 17, the combined crews escaped to Foggia, Italy, where they were able to notify their families back home that they had survived.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024

A spokeswoman for the police's office in Foggia told Reuters that weather conditions were bad but added that the cause of the accident was still unknown.

From Reuters • Nov. 5, 2022

The prosecutor’s office in Foggia has begun an investigation into what the governor of Puglia has called a “catastrophic error”.

From The Guardian • Apr. 9, 2020

In general appearance and design the nuraghi recall the modern truddhi, hundreds of which dot the surface of Apulia and help to beguile the tedium of the railway journey from Brindisi to Foggia.

From Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders by Peet, T. Eric (Thomas Eric)