Associations to the word «Lucania»

Wiktionary

LUCANIA, proper noun. A region of ancient Italy, comprising modern Basilicata and Cilento.

Dictionary definition

LUCANIA, noun. A region of southern Italy (forming the instep of the Italian `boot').

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats