Umbria

[ uhm-bree-uh; Italian oom-bree-ah ]

noun

1. an ancient district in central and N Italy.
2. a region in central Italy. 3,270 sq. mi. (8,470 sq. km).

Umbria

/ ˈʌmbrɪə; ˈumbrja /

noun

1. a mountainous region of central Italy, in the valley of the Tiber. Pop: 834 210 (2003 est). Area: 8456 sq km (3265 sq miles)

Example Sentences

“I’m sorry, my big brother just called me up on the phone to say ‘Hi,’” Kravitz said Friday to the crowd at the Umbria Jazz Festival.

From Los Angeles Times

Umbria is in his 13th season in the Mariners organization but his first in this role.

From Seattle Times

Chess is a gorgeous best-selling author of self-help tomes with breezy titles like “You Got This!,” and she’s just rented the notorious Villa Aestas in Umbria for six weeks.

From Washington Post

Interviewed on Zoom from his home in Umbria, with follow-up over email, Figes answered questions about the conflict, the politics of repression in Russia and the plight of its young people.

From Los Angeles Times

She advises against ciabatta, because it’s too airy, and instead recommends dense, saltless bread: “In other words, the bread of Tuscany and Umbria.”

From Washington Post