a city in N central Italy, in Emilia-Romagna: founded in the 2nd century bc by Marcus Aemilius Lepidus; ruled by the Este family in the 15th–18th centuries. Pop: 141 877 (2001)
Reggio nell'Emilia in American English
(ˈrɛˌdʒoʊ nɛleɪˈmiljə)
commune in NC Italy, in Emilia-Romagna: pop. 133,000