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SOURCES AND FURTHER READING
Regions Of Italy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_of_Italy
Italy On Etymonline: https://www.etymonline.com/word/italy
Aosta Valley: https://archaeology-travel.com/destinations/europe/italy/aosta-valley/#:~:text=Valle%20d'Aosta%20means%20'Valley,not%20further%20subdivided%20into%20provinces.
Trentino: https://places.behindthename.com/name/trento
Piedmont: http://www.travelmyne.com/europe/italy/piedmont
Lombardy: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Lombard?ref=etymonline_crossreference
The Lombards: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lombard-people
Veneto: https://www.etymonline.com/word/venice
Friuli Venezia Giulia: http://www.aledo.it/mediasoft/italy/friuli_venezia_giulia/friuli_venezia_giulia_en.htm
Italian Linguistic Diversity: https://www.translit.ie/blog/italian-linguistic-diversity-the-case-of-friuli-venezia-giulia/
Liguria: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligures
Emilia-Romagna: https://www.wordsense.eu/Aemilius/
Tuscany: https://www.britannica.com/place/Tuscany
Umbria: https://www.essentialitaly.co.uk/blog/a-brief-history-of-umbria
Umbri: https://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsEurope/ItalyUmbri.htm
Marche: http://www.aledo.it/mediasoft/italy/marche/marche_en.htm
Lazio: https://www.zainoo.com/en/italy/lazio/history
Sardinia: https://totalsardinia.com/how-did-sardinia-get-its-name/
Sardonic: https://www.etymonline.com/word/sardonic
Sicily: https://www.essentialitaly.co.uk/blog/history-sicily
Abruzzo: https://www.essentialitaly.co.uk/blog/history-abruzzo#:~:text=The%20word%20Aprutium%20is%20believed,date%20back%20to%20ancient%20civilisation.
Molise: http://en.comuni-italiani.it/14/
Campania: http://www.bellaitaliaproducts.com/en/streets-and-seeds-of-italy/seeds-of-italy/campania-felix/
Apulia: http://en.comuni-italiani.it/16/#:~:text=The%20name%20derives%20from%20the,Italic%20tribe%20of%20the%20area.&text=Apulia%20borders%20Molise%20to%20the,Ionian%20Sea%20to%20the%20southeast.
Basilicata: https://www.italianamericanherald.com/explore-basilicata-the-hidden-region/
Calabria: http://slowitaly.yourguidetoitaly.com/calabria/#:~:text=The%20present%20name%20refers%20to,(the%20land%20of)%20mountains.