Apulia
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- proper noun
- I live in Milano but was born in the Mediterranean and rather sunny Puglia (Apulia).
- Apulia and Calabria
- William of Apulia
Examples
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Ceglie del Campo is located in the heart of Apulia, very close to Bari.
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Ceglie del Campo is located in the heart of Apulia, very close to Bari.
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There was a great plan for conquest in Apulia.
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At this sign, where the ship is painted, is the route to Acre in Apulia.
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Robert's attention was once again turned to Apulia after 1065, and he captured Vieste and Otranto by the end of 1066.
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By 1060, the Normans of Melfi had greatly expanded their dominions in Apulia and Calabria.
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Since the two theatres of war in Apulia and Sicily operated in a parallel way, and since the campaigning period had just begun for the Normans, Guiscard immediately turned his attention to Palermo.
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Between 1064 and 1068, Robert Guiscard was reducing the Byzantine strongholds in Apulia while also fighting his rebellious Apulian vassals.
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Surprisingly, our No. 2 wine wasn't from Campania or Basilicata, but from Apulia.
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I live in Milano but was born in the Mediterranean and rather sunny Apulia.
Synonyms
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A region in southeastern Italy on the Adriatic Sea known for olive oil and historic towns
Surface Forms
Etymology
Apulia is the old Latin name for the region now called Puglia in Italian, a part of southeast Italy that the Romans knew well. So when you see Apulia, think of the historic name for the sunny 'heel' of Italy on the Adriatic coast.