Tuscan

Tus·can

T0427200 (tŭs′kən)adj.1. Of or relating to Tuscany, its people, or their language.2. Architecture Of or relating to the Tuscan order.n.1. A native or inhabitant of Tuscany.2. a. Any of the dialects of Italian spoken in Tuscany.b. The standard literary form of Italian.

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[Middle English, from Latin Tuscānus, Etruscan, from Tuscus, an Etruscan.]

Tuscan

(ˈtʌskən) adj1. (Languages) of or relating to Tuscany, its inhabitants, or their dialect of Italian2. (Architecture) of, denoting, or relating to one of the five classical orders of architecture: characterized by a column with an unfluted shaft and a capital and base with mouldings but no decoration. See also Ionic, composite⁴, Doric, Corinthiann3. (Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Tuscany4. (Languages) any of the dialects of Italian spoken in Tuscany, esp the dialect of Florence: the standard form of Italian

Tus•can

(ˈtʌs kən)

adj. 1. of or pertaining to Tuscany, its people, or their speech. 2. of or designating one of the five classical orders of architecture, basically a simplified form of the Roman Doric, with unfluted columns and no decoration other than moldings. n. 3. the Italian dialect of Tuscany, esp. Florence and its environs, which provides the grammatical base for standard literary Italian. 4. a native or inhabitant of Tuscany. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin Tuscānus Etruscan =Tusc(ī) the Etruscans + -ānus -an¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Tuscan - a resident of Tuscany Toscana, Tuscany - a region in central ItalyItalian - a native or inhabitant of Italy
	2.	Tuscan - a dialect of Italian spoken in Tuscany (especially Florence)Italian - the Romance language spoken in Italy
Adj.	1.	Tuscan - of or relating to or characteristic of Tuscany or its people

Translations

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