a region of NE Italy, formed in 1947 from Venetian Friuli and part of Eastern Friuli. Capital: Trieste. Pop: 1 191 588 (2003 est). Area: 7851 sq km (3031 sq miles)
Friuli-Venezia Giulia in American English
(fʀiˈuli vɛˈnɛtsjɑ ˈdʒuljɑ)
region of NE Italy, on the Adriatic: 3,029 sq mi (7,845 sq km); pop. 1,198,000; cap. Trieste