Tuscany
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3.2
- proper noun
- /ˈtʌskəni/
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Toscana
- After the short reign of Napoleon, the island reverted to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and, in 1860, to the Kingdom of Italy.
- the region of Tuscany
- the beaches of Tuscany
- the Grand Duchy of Tuscany
But like David, while Tuscany may have been small, it was far from weak.
- But like David, while Tuscany may have been small, it was far from weak.
- They're in Rome, they're in Florence, they're in Tuscany.
- I mean, South of France, Tuscany.
- You won't hear it when you talk to the other Italian, unless she or he comes from Tuscany.
- I, I live in this old farmhouse in Tuscany and I hear the Roosters off in the distance and I hear these dogs barking.
- Totally new culture in Tuscany didn't know the language.
- Most people think of a more kind of Cape Cod, like Tuscany, if you will.
- Before you call it a night, let La Balena transport your luggage to Tuscany with handmade fresh pasta.
- Like like this, this sounds like fucking Andrea Bocelli sounds like a guy singing this in the hills of Tuscany.
Examples
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I'd been there till the bitter end, chatting up a woman who ran a writers' colony in Tuscany.
Academic text (2010) -
Welcome, chefs, to the hills of Tuscany, where you will face the toughest critics in the world.
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Two months in Tuscany and all over.
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No, it's not that, it's, um, I'm moving to Tuscany next week.
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Christian's taking a house in Tuscany for a couple of weeks.
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Looking back almost three years later, I regard Tuscany as a great place for photography, as well as a great holiday destination.
Academic text (1999) -
The sunrises in Tuscany can be spectacular, and the food is second to none.
Blog text (4) -
Tuscany is a romantic idyll.
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I, I live in this old farmhouse in Tuscany and I hear the Roosters off in the distance and I hear these dogs barking.
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Elena watched the cypress-tufted hills of Tuscany give way to the valley of the Arno.
Synonyms
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A region of central Italy known for its art, history, and rolling hills
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Tuscany comes from the old Latin name Tuscus, the name for the ancient people called the Etruscans, so Tuscany means 'land of the Tuscans' and that is why the name refers to the region in central Italy.