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Tuscan

/ˈtʌs.kən/

Tuscan adjective: of, from or relating to Tuscany, Italy.

tuscan: of, from or relating to Tuscany, Italy
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Adjective

Tuscan (not comparable)

  1. Of, from or relating to Tuscany, Italy.
  2. Belonging to the simplest of the five classical orders of architecture, being a Roman modification of the Doric style, with unfluted columns, and without triglyphs.

Noun

Tuscan (countable and uncountable, plural Tuscans)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Tuscany, Italy.
  2. A local variety of Italian spoken in Tuscany, on which Standard Italian is largely based.

Forms of Tuscan

pluralTuscans

Origin of Tuscan

From Middle English Tuscan, from Late Latin Tuscānus (“belonging to the Tusci”), a people of ancient Italy, from Tuscus, earlier *Truscus, shortened form of Etruscus (“Etruscan”).

Words formed from Tuscan

Phrases with Tuscan

Questions about Tuscan

What does Tuscan mean?
Tuscan means of, from or relating to Tuscany, Italy.
What part of speech is Tuscan?
Tuscan can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce Tuscan?
Tuscan is pronounced /ˈtʌs.kən/.

Words near Tuscan in the dictionary

  1. Tuscaloosa County
  2. Tuscaloosan
  3. Tuscaloosans
  4. Tuscaloser
  5. Tuscalosers
  6. Tuscan
  7. Tuscan kale
  8. Tuscan porterhouse
  9. Tuscan porterhouses
  10. Tuscan red
  11. Tuscan reds

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