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Proper Noun

1. 1
   A state in western Austria. Capital: Innsbruck.
2. 2
   A geographic region in Central Europe including the state of Tyrol in Austria and the regions of South Tyrol and Trentino in Italy.

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tirol

Example

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"Bolzano is the capital of South Tyrol, in Italy."

Etymology

Maybe ultimately from Celtic *tir (“land”), from Proto-Celtic *tīros from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”), i.e. "dry land".

Related phrases

East TyrolSouth Tyrolsouth tyrol

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