Tyrol

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A state in western Austria. Capital: Innsbruck.
  2. A geographic region in Central Europe including the state of Tyrol in Austria and the regions of South Tyrol and Trentino in Italy.

Pronunciation

/tɪˈɹoʊl/ /ˈtɪɹˌoʊl/ /taɪˈɹoʊl/ /ˈtaɪ.ɹoʊl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Tyrol.wav

Word forms

Tyrol Tirol

Etymology

Maybe ultimately from Celtic *tir (“land”), from Proto-Celtic *tīros from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”), i.e. "dry land".

Derived words

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