Liguria

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UK/lɪˈɡjʊəɹiə/US/lɪˈɡjʊɹiə/

proper noun

An administrative region of northwest Italy.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An administrative region of northwest Italy.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΛίγυς
  2. LatinLiguria
  3. OccitanLigúria
  4. EnglishLiguria

From Occitan Ligúria, from Latin Liguria, from Ancient Greek Λίγυς (Lígus).

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Translations

Arabic لِيغُورْيَا
  • لِيغُورْيَا (līḡūryā)region
Bulgarian Лигу́рия
  • Лигу́рия (Ligúrija)region
Catalan Ligúria
  • Ligúriaregion
Chinese Mandarin 利古里亞 /利古里亚
  • 利古里亞 /利古里亚 (Lìgǔlǐyà)region
Czech Ligurie
  • Ligurieregion
Danish Ligurien
  • Ligurienregion
Dutch Ligurië
  • Liguriëregion
Finnish Liguria
  • Liguriaregion
French Ligurie
  • Ligurieregion
German Ligurien
  • Ligurienregion
Greek Λιγουρία
  • Λιγουρία (Ligouría)region
Hindi लिग्यूरिया
  • लिग्यूरिया (ligyūriyā)region
Hungarian Liguria
  • Liguriaregion
Italian Liguria
  • Liguriaregion
Japanese リグーリア州
  • リグーリア州 (Rigūria shū)region
Latin Liguria
  • Liguriaregion
Lithuanian Ligū̃rija
  • Ligū̃rijaregion
Persian لیگوریا
  • لیگوریا (liguriyâ)region
Polish Liguria
  • Liguriaregion
Portuguese Ligúria
  • Ligúriaregion
Russian Лигу́рия
  • Лигу́рия (Ligúrija)region
Spanish Liguria
  • Liguriaregion
Swedish Ligurien
  • Ligurienregion
Ukrainian Лігу́рія
  • Лігу́рія (Lihúrija)region
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: Liguria on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.