Gorizia

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proper noun

A province of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, formally known as a regional decentralization entity.

OriginItalian Gorizia ← Slovene Gorica →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A province of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, formally known as a regional decentralization entity.
  2. A town and comune, the capital of Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.
  3. A statistical region of Slovenia.

Origin

  1. SloveneGorica
  2. ItalianGorizia
  3. EnglishGorizia

From Italian Gorizia, from Slovene Gorica, a diminutive of gora (“mountain, hill”), translating to "little mountain" or "little hill".

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Translations

Arabic غوريتسيا
  • غوريتسياtown & province
Bulgarian Гориция
  • Гориция (Goricija)town & province
Chinese Mandarin 戈里齊亞 /戈里齐亚
  • 戈里齊亞 /戈里齐亚 (Gēlǐqíyà)town & province
Esperanto Gorico
  • Goricotown & province
Finnish Gorizia
  • Goriziatown & province
French Gorizia
  • Goriziatown & province
German Görz
  • Görztown & province
Greek Γκορίτσια
  • Γκορίτσια (Gkorítsia)town & province
Hebrew גוריציה
  • גוריציהtown & province
Italian Gorizia
  • Goriziatown & province
Japanese ゴリツィア
  • ゴリツィアtown & province
Korean 고리치아
  • 고리치아 (gorichia)town & province
Latin Goritia
  • Goritiatown & province
Lithuanian Goricija
  • Goricijatown & province
Persian گوریتزیا
  • گوریتزیاtown & province
Polish Gorycja
  • Gorycjatown & province
Russian Гори́ция
  • Гори́ция (Gorícija)town & province
Slovak Gorica
  • Goricatown & province
Ukrainian Горіція
  • Горіція (Horicija)town & province
Urdu گوریتسیا
  • گوریتسیا (goretsyā)town & province
Cite this entry
APA

Gorizia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gorizia

MLA

“Gorizia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gorizia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gorizia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gorizia.

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