🏔️ From Tyrol 🧑‍🌾 A Tyrol native 🎩 A felt hat

Tyrolean

9.9

A person from the Tyrol region in Austria or Italy

noun
/ˌtɪrəˈliːən/

: tirolés

As a Tyrolean, he felt a strong connection to the breathtaking Alps and their heritage.

Examples

Many Tyroleans enjoy skiing in the winter.
The Tyrolean welcomed us to their mountain village with traditional music and food.
Many Tyroleans are proud of their rich Alpine heritage and local customs.
She studied the history of the Tyrolean people and their unique culture.
The Tyrolean festival celebrated local traditions and culture.
Many Tyroleans celebrate their cultural traditions during annual festivals.
The Tyrolean community takes great pride in its history and customs.

Synonyms

Austrian

vsTyrolean

6 2.4

A person who comes from Austria

is the regional native of that alpine area rather than the whole country

Italian

vsTyrolean

1.0

A person born in or living in Italy

is the regional native tied to a specific alpine area rather than the nation

Savoyard

vsTyrolean

9.6

A person from Savoy in southeastern France and western Italy

is from a nearby alpine area inside the mountains rather than that historic region

Campanian

vsTyrolean

8.9

A person from the Campania region of southern Italy

refers to a person from northern alpine mountains rather than the southern coast

Compounds

Tyrolean Alps

6.3

A mountain range in Tyrol, Austria and Italy known for beautiful scenery and skiing

Surface Forms

Tyrolean singular

Tyroleans plural

Morphology

Tyrolean = Tyrol (transparent) = Tyrol + ean

The demonym is formed by the regular place-name suffixation 'Tyrol' + '-ean'; the noun meaning 'a native of Tyrol' follows directly from that formation.

Etymology

Tyrolean for a person comes from the region name Tyrol, spelled Tirol in German, so a Tyrolean is someone 'from Tyrol' and a native of that Alpine area. This explains why the word names the people and their local customs.