Southern Italy (Italian: Sud Italia; Neapolitan: 'o Sudde; Sicilian: Italia dû Sud) or Mezzogiorno (Italian pronunciation: [ˌmɛddzoˈdʒorno],[2] literally "Midday" or "Noon";[3][4] in Neapolitan: 'o Miezojuorno; in Sicilian: Mezzujornu) is a macroregion of Italy consisting of the southern half of the Italian state.