Tus·ca·ny (t s k -n  ) A region of northwest Italy between the northern Apennines and the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian seas. Inhabited in ancient times by the Etruscans, it fell to Rome in the mid-fourth century b.c. Tuscany was a grand duchy under the Medicis (1569-1860) and subsequently became united with the kingdom of Sardinia. |
Tuscany [ˈtʌskənɪ]
n
(Placename) a region of central Italy, on the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian Seas: corresponds roughly to ancient Etruria; a region of numerous small states in medieval times; united in the 15th and 16th centuries under Florence; united with the rest of Italy in 1861. Capital: Florence. Pop.: 3 536 392 (2000 est.). Area: 22 990 sq. km (8876 sq. miles) Italian name Toscana
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| Noun | 1. |  Tuscany - a region in central Italy Italia, Italian Republic, Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD Pisa - a city in Tuscany; site of the famous Leaning Tower Firenze, Florence - a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries Tuscan - a resident of Tuscany |
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