Tuscan
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English
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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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