German - Turkish
Definition of lazio in German Turkish dictionary
- Latium
- n.pr.hist. Latyum
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Definition of lazio in English English dictionary
- {i} Italian football team
- Region (pop., 2001 prelim.: 4,976,184), west-central Italy, fronting the Tyrrhenian Sea. Established in 1948, it covers an area of 6,642 sq mi (17,203 sq km); its capital is Rome. In the east are the central Apennines, and in the west lies a coastal plain. Until the late 19th century, most of its lowlands were marshy and malarial, but in the early 20th century these lands were drained and repopulated. Situated in the region previously known as Latium, it supports light industry, but the area is dominated by Rome
- an ancient region of west central Italy (southeast of Rome) on the Tyrrhenian Sea
- Latium
- Ancient area, west-central Italy, on the Tyrrhenian Sea. The Latins (or Latini) came from Indo-European tribes that settled in the Italian peninsula during the 2nd millennium BC. By 500 BC the cities of Latium had formed the Latin League. War erupted between Rome and the Latins in 340 BC and ended in 338 BC with the defeat of the Latins and the dissolution of the league
- Latium
- {i} ancient Italian region located southeast of Rome
- Latium
- A region of central Italy
- latium
- an ancient region of west central Italy (southeast of Rome) on the Tyrrhenian Sea