Type Region
Pronounced Pron. /e.ˈmi.lja/(Italian) /ɪ.ˌmiː.li.ə/(English) /eɪ.ˌmiː.ljə/(English) /ɛ.ˌmiː.ljə/(English) /ˈe.mi.liɑ/(Finnish) /ɛ.ˈmʲi.lʲa/(Polish) /e.ˈmilja/(Spanish) [key·simplify]
Meaning & History
From the Via Aemilia, itself from Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, the Roman consul who planned the road. This is the name of a traditional region of northern Italy, now contained in the modern political region of Emilia-romagna.