a canton in S Switzerland: predominantly Italian-speaking and Roman Catholic; mountainous. Capital: Bellinzona. Pop: 314 600 (2002 est). Area: 2810 sq km (1085 sq miles)
German name: Tessin
2.
a river in S central Europe, rising in S central Switzerland and flowing southeast and west to Lake Maggiore, then southeast to the River Po. Length: 248 km (154 miles)
Ticino in American English
(tiˈtʃinoʊ)
1.
canton of S Switzerland, on the Italian border: 1,086 sq mi (2,813 sq km); pop. 302,000
2.
river flowing from this canton south into the Po River: c. 160 mi (257 km)