Lombardy

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • region in northern Italy (country), where its capital and the largest city Milan is founded in the Po Valley.

Origin

  • From Latin Langobardia, named after Langobards, a Germanic tribe that invaded the region along with much of northern Apennine Peninsula in 6th century.

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