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Etruria

Pronunciation: /ɪˈtɹʊə.ɹɪ.ə/

The English word “Etruria” has 2 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. An ancient country in Italian Peninsula, located between the Arno and Tiber rivers, corresponding to modern day Tuscany in Western Italy; the home of Etruscans.
  2. A former kingdom in Northern Italy, lasted between 1801 and 1807.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Etrūria.

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