Tuscany
English
Etymology
Late 14c., from Middle English Tuscan, Tuscane, from Old French Toscane or Italian Toscana, from Late Latin Tuscānus (“belonging to the Tusci”), a people of ancient Italy, from Tuscus, earlier *Truscus, shortened form of Etruscus (“Etruscan”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: tŭsʹkənē, IPA(key): /ˈtʌskəni/
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Proper noun
Tuscany
- An administrative region of Italy, located north of Lazio and south of Emilia-Romagna.
Related terms
Translations
region in Italy
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See also
- Etruria
- (administrative regions of Italy) regions of Italy; Abruzzo, Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Liguria, Lombardy, Marche, Molise, Piedmont, Sardinia, Sicily, Trentino-Alto Adige, Tuscany, Umbria, Valle d'Aosta, Veneto (Category: en:Administrative regions of Italy)
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