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

“Origin has always held a deep conviction in the potential of Kraken,” Origin Chief Executive Frank Calabria said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

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

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

The sparsely populated region of Calabria - the tip of Italy's boot - is one of the country's poorest.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 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