LUCANIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lucania mean? 

• LUCANIA (noun)
  The noun LUCANIA has 1 sense:

1. a region of southern Italy (forming the instep of the Italian 'boot')

  Familiarity information: LUCANIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LUCANIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A region of southern Italy (forming the instep of the Italian 'boot')

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Basilicata; Lucania

Instance hypernyms:

Italian region (Italy is divided into 20 regions for administrative purposes)

Domain region:

Italia; Italian Republic; Italy (a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD)

Holonyms ("Lucania" is a part of...):

Italia; Italian Republic; Italy (a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD)