1) Liguria. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Liguria, (ligoorŽe, Ital. legooŽrya) (KEY) , region (1991 pop. 1,676,282), 2,098 sq mi (5,434 sq km), NW Italy, extending along the Ligurian Sea and bordering France...
2) Liguria. The American Heritageź Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
...A region of northwest Italy on the Ligurian Sea, an arm of the Mediterranean Sea between northwest Italy and Corsica. Named for an ancient pre-Indo-European people,...
3) Genoa. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Genoa, (jenŽow) (KEY) , Ital. Genova, city (1991 pop. 678,771), capital of Genoa prov. and of Liguria, NW Italy, on the Ligurian Sea. Beautifully situated on the...
4) Ventimiglia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Ventimiglia, (vantemeŽlya) (KEY) , Fr. Vintimille, town (1991 pop. 25,308), Liguria, NW Italy, on the Ligurian Sea and the Italian Riviera, near the French border....
5) Rapallo. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Rapallo, (rapalŽlo) (KEY) , town (1991 pop. 27,370), in Liguria, NW Italy, on the Ligurian Sea and on the Italian Riviera. It is a major seaside resort....
6) Portofino. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Portofino, (porŽtofeŽno) (KEY) , town (1991 pop. 608), Liguria, NW Italy, on the southeast end of the promontory of Portofino. It is a fishing port and tourist center...
7) Nicholas V, pope. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...pope, 1397-1455, pope (1447-55), an Italian named Tommaso Parentucelli, b. probably Sarzana, Liguria; successor of Eugene IV. From Eugene IV he inherited the antipapal...
8) Savona. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Savona, (savoŽna) (KEY) , city (1991 pop. 67,177), capital of Savona prov., in Liguria, NW Italy, on the Riviera. It is a major seaport and an industrial center....
9) San Remo. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...San Remo, (san reŽmo) (KEY) , city (1991 pop. 56,003), in Liguria, NW Italy, on the Ligurian Sea and on the Italian Riviera. It is a fashionable resort and gaming...
10) Pertinax. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Pertinax, (Publius Helvius Pertinax) (purŽtinaks) (KEY) , 126-193, Roman emperor (193), b. Liguria. Formerly a general, he reluctantly succeeded Commodus on the throne....
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