Sardinia

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

noun

1. 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).

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

Sardinia

/ sɑːˈdɪnɪə /

noun

1. Italian name: Sardegna. 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)

Sardinia

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

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

Example Sentences

The four-year-old Romanian boy, who was found unconscious in a car in Sardinia was airlifted to a hospital in Rome but died due to irreversible brain damage, reportedly caused by heatstroke, medical authorities told AFP.

From BBC

Meanwhile, 21 Italian cities are also on the highest alert - including Rome, Milan and Venice, as is Sardinia.

From BBC

She and her friend Grazia had flown in from Sardinia especially for the funeral.

From BBC

The story is that at the end of the “Three Lock Box” tour, I took my family on a wonderful vacation to Egypt, Africa, Sardinia, all these gorgeous places.

From Los Angeles Times

The way to do that, Terruzzin believes, would be to repurpose a low-cost water-storage system that his company, Energy Vault, has in operation at a former coal mine in Sardinia, Italy.

From Los Angeles Times