Tyrol
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Ultimately from Celtic tir ("land"), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Celtic *tīros from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”), i.e. "dry land".
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tyrol
- A region (state) in western Austria.
- A region in central Europe that includes the Austrian state of the same name and the Italian regions of South Tyrol and Trentino.
Coordinate terms
- (states of Austria) state of Austria; Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg, Vienna (Category: en:States of Austria)
Derived terms
Translations
state in the west of Austria
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region of central Europe
References
- “Tyrol” in the Online Etymology Dictionary