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Type Political Subdivision
Pronounced Pron. /ˈmar.ke/(Italian)

Meaning & History

From the plural of Late Latin marca meaning "borderland, march", of Germanic origin. This is the name of a region in central Italy, named for the March of Ancona, a frontier region in the Carolingian Empire.