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Turin in British English
(tjʊəˈrɪn)
noun
a city in NW Italy, capital of Piedmont region, on the River Po: became capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1720; first capital (1861–65) of united Italy; university (1405); a major industrial centre, producing most of Italy's cars. Pop: 865 263 (2001)
Italian name: TorinoTurin in American English
(ˈtʊrɪn; ˈtjʊrɪn; tʊˈrɪn; tjʊˌrɪn)
commune in the Piedmont, NW Italy, on the Po River: pop. 953,000
see also Torino Image ofTurin
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