Turin

//tjʊəˈɹɪn// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Turin and the region of Piedmont, Italy. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A metropolitan city of Piedmont, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Turin. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A former province of Piedmont. countable, historical, uncountable
  4. 4
    Other places:; A hamlet in Lethbridge County, Alberta, Canada. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    Other places:; A place in the United States:; A town in Coweta County, Georgia. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Other places:; A place in the United States:; A minor city in Monona County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    Other places:; A place in the United States:; A township in Marquette County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    Other places:; A place in the United States:; A town and village therein, in Lewis County, New York. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A surname. countable

Synonyms

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torino

Example

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"Some say the Shroud of Turin is a photo made by Leonardo da Vinci using a camera obscura."

Etymology

From Piedmontese Turin, from the Roman name, Latin Augusta Taurinōrum, ultimately from the name of the Taurini tribe. Connections to Latin taurus (“bull”) are folk etymology. Doublet of Torino, the Italian name.

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