/sahr din"ee euh, -din"yeuh/ , n.
1. a large island in the Mediterranean, W of Italy: with small nearby islands it comprises a department of Italy. 1,571,499; 9301 sq. mi. (24,090 sq. km).
2. a former kingdom 1720-1860, including this island and Savoy, Piedmont, and Genoa (after 1815) in NW Italy: ruled by the House of Savoy. Cap.: Turin. Italian, Sardegna /sahrdd de"nyah/ .