Latium

La·ti·um
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/ˈleɪ.ʃi.əm/

proper noun

A historical region of central Italy, in which the city of Rome was founded and grew to be the capital city of the Roman Empire.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA historical region of central Italy, in which the city of Rome was founded and grew to be the capital city of the Roman Empire.
  2. archaicrareLazio: A modern administrative region of central Italy.

Origin

  1. LatinLatium
  2. EnglishLatium

Borrowed from Latin Latium. Doublet of Lazio.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Λάτιον
  • Λάτιον (Látion)region of central Italy
Arabic لَاتْيُوم
  • لَاتْيُوم (latyum)region of central Italy
Catalan Laci
  • Laciregion of central Italy
Esperanto Latio
  • Latioregion of central Italy
Finnish Latium, Lazio
  • Latiumregion of central Italy
  • Lazioregion of central Italy
French Latium
  • Latiumregion of central Italy
German Latium
  • Latiumregion of central Italy
Greek Λάτιο
  • Λάτιο (Látio)region of central Italy
Hindi लैटियम
  • लैटियम (laiṭiyam)region of central Italy
Italian Lazio
  • Lazioregion of central Italy
Japanese ラティウム
  • ラティウム (Ratiumu)region of central Italy
Korean 라티움
  • 라티움 (Ratium)region of central Italy
Latin Latium
  • Latiumregion of central Italy
Portuguese Lácio
  • Lácioregion of central Italy
Russian Ла́ций
  • Ла́ций (Lácij)region of central Italy
Spanish Lacio
  • Lacioregion of central Italy
Turkish Latium
  • Latiumregion of central Italy
Vietnamese Latium
  • Latiumregion of central Italy
Welsh Latiwn
  • Latiwnregion of central Italy

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Latium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Latium

MLA

“Latium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Latium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Latium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Latium.

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