Tuscan
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See also: tuscan
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
Tuscan (not comparable)
- Of or relating to Tuscany or its inhabitants.
- (architecture) 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.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
of or relating to Tuscany or its inhabitants
Noun[edit]
Tuscan (countable and uncountable, plural Tuscans)
- A person from or inhabitant of Tuscany.
- A local variety of Italian spoken in Tuscany, on which Standard Italian is largely based.
Translations[edit]
person from or inhabitant of Tuscany
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dialect of Tuscany
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