Sardinia

[ sahr-din-ee-uh, -din-yuh ]

/ sɑrˈdɪn i ə, -ˈdɪn yə /

noun

a large island in the Mediterranean, W of Italy: with small nearby islands it comprises a department of Italy. 9,301 sq. mi. (24,090 sq. km).

a former kingdom 1720–1860, including this island and Savoy, Piedmont, and Genoa (after 1815) in NW Italy: ruled by the House of Savoy. Capital: Turin.

Italian Sar·de·gna

[sahr-de-nyah]. /sɑrˈdɛ nyɑ/.

Words nearby Sardinia

Sardanapalian, Sardanapalus, sardar, Sardegna, sardine, Sardinia, Sardinian, Sardis, sardius, sardonic, sardonically

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Example sentences from the Web for Sardinia

The miner crisis is the latest in a series of austerity-driven protests across the island of Sardinia.
Occupy Coal Mine: Sardinian Miners Barricade Themselves Underground|Barbie Latza Nadeau|August 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Closures of schools, hospitals, and mines and factories like the ones in Sardinia are the direct results of the austerity cuts.
Occupy Coal Mine: Sardinian Miners Barricade Themselves Underground|Barbie Latza Nadeau|August 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
By the time Putin joined Berlusconi on his n-th trip to Sardinia, in 2003, they were already on hugging terms.
Berlusconi and Putin Pillow Talk|Julia Ioffe|December 2, 2010|DAILY BEAST
German forces were built up in Greece and Sardinia, which proved disastrous for the Nazis.
This Week's Hot Reads|The Daily Beast|May 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST

This summer the 72-year-old media mogul is only spending a handful of days in Sardinia.
Too Sexy for Italy?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|August 15, 2009|DAILY BEAST
In the small islands of Sardinia and Corsica, there are some quadrupeds and insects, and many plants, quite peculiar.
The Malay Archipelago|Alfred Russell Wallace
Madame de G—— had a cousin, the wife of the Ambassador to Sardinia.
The Marquis D'Argenson: A Study in Criticism|Arthur Ogle
The Court of Vienna insisted that Sardinia should only be allowed to treat of the question of disarmament.
Builders of United Italy|Rupert Sargent Holland
It smelt very much as it did in the dominions of his majesty of Sardinia—sweet-briar, hawthorn, violets and all.
Pencillings by the Way|N. Parker Willis
Against the king of Sardinia alone they accomplished little.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Sardinia

Sardinia

/ (sɑːˈdɪnɪə) /

noun

the second-largest island in the Mediterranean: forms, with offshore islands, an administrative region of Italy; ceded to Savoy by Austria in 1720 in exchange for Sicily and formed the Kingdom of Sardinia with Piedmont; became part of Italy in 1861. Capital: Cagliari. Pop: 1 637 639 (2003 est). Area: 24 089 sq km (9301 sq miles)Italian name: Sardegna

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Sardinia

Sardinia

Italian island in the Mediterranean Sea west of the mainland of Italy.

notes for Sardinia

The kingdom of Sardinia, which was founded in the early eighteenth century, became the nucleus of united Italy during the nineteenth century.

单词	sardinia
释义	Sardinia [ sahr-din-ee-uh, -din-yuh ] / sɑrˈdɪn i ə, -ˈdɪn yə / noun a large island in the Mediterranean, W of Italy: with small nearby islands it comprises a department of Italy. 9,301 sq. mi. (24,090 sq. km). a former kingdom 1720–1860, including this island and Savoy, Piedmont, and Genoa (after 1815) in NW Italy: ruled by the House of Savoy. Capital: Turin. Italian Sar·de·gna [sahr-de-nyah]. /sɑrˈdɛ nyɑ/. Words nearby Sardinia Sardanapalian, Sardanapalus, sardar, Sardegna, sardine, Sardinia, Sardinian, Sardis, sardius, sardonic, sardonically Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Sardinia The miner crisis is the latest in a series of austerity-driven protests across the island of Sardinia. Occupy Coal Mine: Sardinian Miners Barricade Themselves Underground\|Barbie Latza Nadeau\|August 28, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Closures of schools, hospitals, and mines and factories like the ones in Sardinia are the direct results of the austerity cuts. Occupy Coal Mine: Sardinian Miners Barricade Themselves Underground\|Barbie Latza Nadeau\|August 28, 2012\|DAILY BEAST By the time Putin joined Berlusconi on his n-th trip to Sardinia, in 2003, they were already on hugging terms. Berlusconi and Putin Pillow Talk\|Julia Ioffe\|December 2, 2010\|DAILY BEAST German forces were built up in Greece and Sardinia, which proved disastrous for the Nazis. This Week's Hot Reads\|The Daily Beast\|May 16, 2010\|DAILY BEAST This summer the 72-year-old media mogul is only spending a handful of days in Sardinia. Too Sexy for Italy?\|Barbie Latza Nadeau\|August 15, 2009\|DAILY BEAST In the small islands of Sardinia and Corsica, there are some quadrupeds and insects, and many plants, quite peculiar. The Malay Archipelago\|Alfred Russell Wallace Madame de G—— had a cousin, the wife of the Ambassador to Sardinia. The Marquis D'Argenson: A Study in Criticism\|Arthur Ogle The Court of Vienna insisted that Sardinia should only be allowed to treat of the question of disarmament. Builders of United Italy\|Rupert Sargent Holland It smelt very much as it did in the dominions of his majesty of Sardinia—sweet-briar, hawthorn, violets and all. Pencillings by the Way\|N. Parker Willis Against the king of Sardinia alone they accomplished little. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2\|Various British Dictionary definitions for Sardinia Sardinia / (sɑːˈdɪnɪə) / noun the second-largest island in the Mediterranean: forms, with offshore islands, an administrative region of Italy; ceded to Savoy by Austria in 1720 in exchange for Sicily and formed the Kingdom of Sardinia with Piedmont; became part of Italy in 1861. Capital: Cagliari. Pop: 1 637 639 (2003 est). Area: 24 089 sq km (9301 sq miles)Italian name: Sardegna Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Sardinia Sardinia Italian island in the Mediterranean Sea west of the mainland of Italy. notes for Sardinia The kingdom of Sardinia, which was founded in the early eighteenth century, became the nucleus of united Italy during the nineteenth century. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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