Sardinia
[sɑ:'dinjə]
Definition
(noun.) an island in the Mediterranean to the west of Italy.
(noun.) the Italian region on the island of Sardinia; the kingdom of Sardinia was the nucleus for uniting Italy during the 19th century.
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Examples
- No date--Anchored off the picturesque city of Cagliari, Sardinia. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Sardinia and Corsica revolted. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The survey of Savoy and Piedmont was executed under the orders of the late king of Sardinia. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- French-speaking Savoy it combined with pieces of Italy to restore the kingdom of Sardinia. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The war between France and Sardinia on the one hand, and Austria on the other, broke out in 1859, and was over in a few weeks. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Then, being threatened by Prussia on the Rhine, Napoleon made peace, leaving Sardinia the richer for Lombardy. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The King of Sardinia, Victor Emmanuel, made an old-time bargain for Napoleon's help in return for the provinces of Nice and Savoy. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- She claimed the Western Mediterranean as her own, and seized every ship she could catch west of Sardinia. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- At the time of its greatest extent (477) this Vandal kingdom included also Corsica, Sardinia, and the Balearic Isles, as well as much of North Africa. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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