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Definition of Basilicata
1. Noun. A region of southern Italy (forming the instep of the Italian 'boot').
Group relationships: Italia, Italian Republic, Italy
Geographical relationships: Italia, Italian Republic, Italy
Generic synonyms: Italian Region
Definition of Basilicata
1. Proper noun. a region of southern Italy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Basilicata
Literary usage of Basilicata
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A System of Geography, Popular and Scientific: Or A Physical, Political, and by James Bell (1832)
"The Province of basilicata^ The basilicata, which derived its name in the 10th
century from ... The Appenines run from the basilicata into this country. ..."
2. The Story of Assisi by Lina Duff Gordon (1901)
"They looked up surprised and very simply said, " It stands in the church of San
Francesco," WOMEN FROM THE basilicata ..."
3. Europe by George Goudie Chisholm (1899)
"Towns : (B) basilicata This province, so-called after the Byzantine emperor
Basilius II., who reconquered the territory from the Saracens and Lombards in ..."
4. Handbook to the Antiquities in the British Museum: Being a Description of by William Sandys Wright Vaux (1851)
"In the Southern part of Italy, now called the basilicata, a coarser style arose
subsequent to the time of Alexander the Great, the extant specimens of which ..."
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