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Puglia

American  
[poo-lyah] / ˈpu lyɑ /

noun

  1. Italian name of Apulia.


Puglia British  
/ ˈpuʎʎa /

noun

  1. the Italian name for Apulia

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The rock formation at Sant'Andrea in Melendugno, Puglia served as a tourist attraction for wedding proposals and was a popular landmark on the Adriatic coast.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

In recent years, Puglia has started to export its culinary heritage—burrata, anyone?—but many of the region’s specialties are still best sampled in situ.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

Dave Puglia, has said in recent weeks that crucial aspects of America’s food production are increasingly strained by a lack of workers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 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

Here, on the fateful day of the Cimento or Ordeal, the two Franciscans, Francesco da Puglia and Giuliano Rondinelli, consulted with the Priors and then passed into the Chapel to await the event.

From The Story of Florence by Gardner, Edmund G.