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Lombardy
Lombardy (Lombardia) Region in n Italy, bordering Switzerland in the n; the capital is Milan. Lombardy is Italy's most populous and industrial region. It consists of the provinces of Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Cremona, Mantova, Milano, Pavia, Sondrio, and Varese. North Lombardy is an Alpine region with many lakes. South Lombardy is dominated by the fertile plain of the River Po. The plains have been a major European battleground, from the Roman occupation of the 3rd century bc to the Italian take-over in 1859. Area: 23,834sq km (9202sq mi). Pop. (1999) 9,028,913.
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"Lombardy." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Lombardy." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Lombardy.html "Lombardy." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Lombardy.html |
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Lombardy
Lombardy, Canada, Italy Italy: a region, locally Lombardia and originally Langobardus, named after the Germanic Lombards or Langobards ‘Long Beards’ from lang ‘long’ and bart ‘beard’. They established a kingdom in Italy in 568–774. The Spanish (1535–1713), the Austrians (1713–96), and the French (1796–1814) all ruled Lombardy before it became part of Italy in 1859.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Lombardy." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Lombardy." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Lombardy.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Lombardy." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Lombardy.html |
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Lombardy
Lombardy •body, embody, Irrawaddy, Kirkcaldy, noddy, Passamaquoddy, shoddy, Soddy, squaddie, toddy, wadi
•secondi, spondee, tondi
•anybody • everybody • busybody
•dogsbody • homebody
•bawdy, gaudy, Geordie, Lordy
•baldy, Garibaldi, Grimaldi
•Maundy
•cloudy, dowdy, Gaudí, howdy, rowdy, Saudi
•Jodie, roadie, toady, tody
•Goldie, mouldy (US moldy), oldie
•broody, foodie, Judy, moody, Rudi, Trudy, Yehudi
•goody, hoodie, woody
•Burundi, Kirundi, Mappa Mundi
•Rushdie
•bloody, buddy, cruddy, cuddy, muddy, nuddy, ruddy, study
•barramundi, bassi profundi, Lundy, undy
•fuddy-duddy • understudy
•Lombardy • nobody • somebody
•organdie (US organdy) • burgundy
•Arcady
•chickadee, Picardy
•malady • melody • Lollardy
•psalmody • Normandy • threnody
•hymnody • jeopardy • chiropody
•parody • rhapsody • prosody
•bastardy • custody
•birdie, curdy, hurdy-gurdy, nerdy, sturdy, vinho verde, wordy
•olde worlde
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"Lombardy." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Lombardy." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Lombardy.html "Lombardy." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Lombardy.html |
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