Tuscany

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Tuscany

  • /ˈtʌskəni/

Where it comes from

Late 14c., from Middle English Tuscan, Tuscane, from Old French Toscane or Italian Toscana, from Late Latin Tuscānus (“belonging to the Tusci”), a people of ancient Italy, from Tuscus, earlier *Truscus, shortened form of Etruscus (“Etruscan”).

proper noun

  1. An administrative region of Italy, located north of Lazio and south of Emilia-Romagna.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: toscana, tuscan, italy, tuscia, umbria, lucca, siena, livorno, florence, abruzzo, arezzo, piedmont, terni, pistoia, lazio, veneto

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name region in Italy

EspañolToscana
日本語トスカーナ Tosukāna, トスカーナ州 Tosukāna shū
中文托斯卡納 /托斯卡纳 Tuōsīkǎnà
हिन्दीटस्कनी ṭaskanī
PortuguêsToscana, Toscânia
FrançaisToscane
DeutschToskana
ItalianoToscana
ΕλληνικάΤοσκάνη Toskáni
RomânăToscana
РусскийТоска́на Toskána

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"Tuscany." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tuscany. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Tuscany. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tuscany

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"Tuscany." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tuscany.

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@misc{tuscany_2026,
  title = {Tuscany},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tuscany},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}