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Umbria (region (administrative division)) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 43 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 43.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 012 30 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 12.5000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was home of ancient Umbri tribes, who spoke an Indo-European dialect and were concentrated here to escape Etruscan and Gallic pressure during 1st mill. BCE; later held by Romans, Lombards and Byzantines; city-states developed; went to Papal States in the 16th century. |
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| Umbria (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
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............ | name used for the general area since Roman times |
| Umbria (Italian-P,U,N)
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| Umbrian (C,O,English,U,A)
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| Regione Umbria (C,V)
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| IT18 (C,V,FIPS)
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| Umbria, Regione (C,V)
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Umbria (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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| region (administrative division) (preferred, C) |
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went to Kingdom of Italy in 1861, divided into 2 provinces in 1927 |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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| Byzantine (H) |
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| Lombard (H) |
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| Ancient Roman (H) |
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| Ancient Umbrian (H) |
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