Etruria

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E0232500 (ĭ-tro͝or′ē-ə) An ancient country of west-central Italy in present-day Tuscany and parts of Umbria. It was the center of the Etruscan civilization, which spread throughout much of Italy before being supplanted by Rome in the third century bc.

E·tru′ri·an adj. & n.

Etruria

(ɪˈtrʊərɪə) n1. (Placename) an ancient country of central Italy, between the Rivers Arno and Tiber, roughly corresponding to present-day Tuscany and part of Umbria2. (Placename) a factory established in Staffordshire by Josiah Wedgwood in 1769

E•tru•ri•a

(ɪˈtrʊər i ə)

n. an ancient country located between the Arno and Tiber rivers, roughly corresponding to modern Tuscany in W Italy. E•tru′ri•an, adj., n.

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Etruria - an ancient country in central Italy; assimilated by the Romans by about 200 BCItalia, Italian Republic, Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century ADEtruscan - a native or inhabitant of ancient Etruria; the Etruscans influenced the Romans (who had suppressed them by about 200 BC)

Etruria

(ĭtro͝or`ēə), ancient country, W central Italy, now forming Tuscany and part of Umbria. It was the territory of the Etruscans, who in the 6th cent. B.C. spread Etruscan civilizationEtruscan civilization,
highest civilization in Italy before the rise of Rome. The core of the territory of the Etruscans, known as Etruria to the Latins, was northwest of the Tiber River, now in modern Tuscany and part of Umbria.
..... Click the link for more information. throughout much of Italy. They were later forced back into Etruria and ultimately dispersed.

Etruria

a kingdom in Italy that existed from 1801 to 1807. A dependency of France, the Kingdom of Etruria was formed by Napoleon Bonaparte after the Grand Duchy of Tuscany was defeated by his forces. The kingdom’s name was derived from the ancient name of the region of Tuscany, which was inhabited by the Etruscans. In late 1807 the Kingdom of Etruria was abolished, and its territory incorporated into the French Empire.

Etruria

1. an ancient country of central Italy, between the Rivers Arno and Tiber, roughly corresponding to present-day Tuscany and part of Umbria 2. a factory established in Staffordshire by Josiah Wedgwood in 1769

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noun an ancient country in central Italy

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