PAPAL STATES
\pˈe͡ɪpə͡l stˈe͡ɪts], \pˈeɪpəl stˈeɪts], \p_ˈeɪ_p_əl s_t_ˈeɪ_t_s]\
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Formerly, an irregular group of states, Z-shaped, the northern and eastern portions, Romagna and The Marches, being connected by a strip across the Apennines with the southern, or States of the Church. Romagna annexed formally to kingdom of Sardinia, 1860; the rest to kingdom of Italy, 1870.
By Henry Percy Smith
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