Sardinia
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4.2
- proper noun
- /sɑrˈdɪniə/
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Cerdeña
- So I spent time in Rome, Bologna, Sardinia, Milan.
- king of Sardinia
- Kingdom of Sardinia
Thank thankfully for me, she just went back to Sardinia.
- Thank thankfully for me, she just went back to Sardinia.
- Last June, I went on a difficult hardship assignment to Sardinia.
- But the blue zones are Sardinia, Nicoya, Loma, Linda, Ikaria, Okinawa and Singapore.
- And we only have to look to the Sardinians, centenarians in Sardinia, they regularly eat bread.
- They're the the Highlands of Sardinia.
Examples
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And in Sardinia, we had pureed favas served with those delicious wild bitter greens.
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Once the featherweight boxing champion of Italy, Franco comes from a small village in Sardinia.
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So you look at Sardinia, which is another Blue Zone.
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I'll fly tomorrow to Sardinia and tell you all I know.
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Your father used to say Sardinia was so convenient.
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It's north of Sardinia, which belongs to Italy.
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In fact, American exports to the Kingdom of Sardinia increased dramatically from a little over $300,000 in 1851 to almost $3 million in 1859.
Academic text (2001) -
But the blue zones are Sardinia, Nicoya, Loma, Linda, Ikaria, Okinawa and Singapore.
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Recalling the troops would permit Victor Emmanuel, king of Sardinia, to invade Rome and dishonor the French flag.
Academic text (1997) -
I spent my summer vacation exploring the beautiful beaches of Sardinia.
Synonyms
An island region of Italy known in English as Sardinia
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sardinia probably comes from an old name for the island or its people, such as Sardus or a group called Shardan by ancient sailors. These older names stuck to the place, so Sardinia is the name of the Mediterranean island today.