LUCANIA

Basilicata, Lucania

(noun) a region of southern Italy (forming the instep of the Italian ‘boot’)

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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Word of the Day

25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States

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