Lazio

geographical name

La·​zio ˈlät-sē-ˌō How to pronounce Lazio (audio)
variants or Latin Latium
region of central Italy bordering on the Tyrrhenian Sea and traversed by the Tiber River; capital Rome population 5,502,886

Note: Latium was an ancient country inhabited by Latins and is a variant name of the present-day Italian region of Lazio whose boundaries correspond with it.

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“Lazio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Lazio. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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