Turin
English
Etymology
From Italian Torino, from the Roman name, Latin Augusta Taurinōrum, ultimately from the name of the Taurini tribe. Connections to Latin taurus (“bull”) are folk etymology. Doublet of Torino.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tjʊəˈɹɪn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /təˈɹɪn/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- Rhymes: -ɪn
Proper noun
Turin (countable and uncountable, plural Turins)
- The capital city of Piedmont, Italy.
- A metropolitan city of Piedmont, Italy.
- Other places:
- A hamlet in Lethbridge County, Alberta, Canada.
- (countable) A surname.
Related terms
Translations
province
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city
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See also
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ty.ʁɛ̃/
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Turin ?
- Turin (the capital city of Piedmont, Italy)
- Turin (a metropolitan city of Piedmont, Italy)
Related terms
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tuˈriːn/
Proper noun
Turin n (proper noun, genitive Turins or (optionally with an article) Turin)
- Turin (the capital city of Piedmont, Italy)
- Turin (a metropolitan city of Piedmont, Italy)
Piedmontese
Etymology
From Latin Augusta Taurinōrum, ultimately from the name of the Taurini tribe.
Pronunciation
Swedish
Proper noun
Turin n (genitive Turins)
- Turin (the capital city of Piedmont, Italy)
- Turin (a metropolitan city of Piedmont, Italy)
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