Etymology

Lombardy

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Today it means: An administrative region in northern Italy, where its capital and the largest city Milan is founded in the Po Valley. Full definition →

Latin Langobardia
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  1. Latin · derived fromLangobardia
  2. English todayLombardy

From Latin Langobardia, named after Langobards, a Germanic tribe that invaded the region along with much of northern Apennine Peninsula in 6th century.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.