Liguria

American  

[li-gyoor-ee-uh] / lɪˈgyʊər i ə /

noun

1. a region in NW Italy. 2,099 sq. mi. (5,435 sq. km).

---

Liguria British  

/ lɪˈɡjʊərɪə /

noun

1. a region of NW Italy, on the Ligurian Sea (an arm of the Mediterranean): the third smallest of the regions of Italy. Pop: 1 572 197 (2003 est). Area: 5410 sq km (2089 sq miles)

---

Example Sentences

In a 2011 Saveur piece, Laura Schenone called pesto "the uncooked, economical pride of Liguria" — a sauce born of poverty and a reliance on gathered greens.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2025

This season he is eating his way through Puglia, Sardinia, Liguria and Calabria.

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2022

Seaside resorts in Tuscany and further north in Liguria were damaged by the storms.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2022

So far, more than 14,000 farm pigs have had to be eliminated across Piedmont and Liguria as a precautionary measure.

From Washington Post • Jul. 17, 2022

In the pliocene beds in the neighborhood of the town of Savonia in Liguria, M. A. Issel found several bones which presented all the physical signs of very high antiquity.

From A Manual of the Antiquity of Man by MacLean, J. P. (John Patterson)