Definition of Sardinia in English:
Sardinia
proper nounsɑːˈdɪnɪəsɑrˈdɪniə
A large Italian island in the Mediterranean Sea to the west of Italy; population 1,671,001 (2008); capital, Cagliari. In 1720 it was joined with Savoy and Piedmont to form the kingdom of Sardinia; the kingdom formed the nucleus of the Risorgimento, becoming part of a unified Italy under Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia in 1861.
Italian name Sardegna
Rhymes
Abyssinia, Bithynia, curvilinear, Gdynia, gloxinia, interlinear, Lavinia, linear, rectilinear, triclinia, Virginia, zinnia
Definition of Sardinia in US English:
Sardinia
proper nounsɑrˈdɪniəsärˈdinēə
A large Italian island in the Mediterranean Sea to the west of Italy; population 1,671,001 (2008); capital, Cagliari. In 1720 it was joined with Savoy and Piedmont to form the kingdom of Sardinia; the kingdom formed the nucleus of the Risorgimento, becoming part of a unified Italy under Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia in 1861.
Italian name Sardegna