Tuscan
See also: tuscan
English
Etymology
From Late Latin Tuscānus (“belonging to the Tusci”), a people of ancient Italy, from Tuscus, earlier *Truscus, shortened form of Etruscus (“Etruscan”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʌs.kən/
Adjective
Tuscan (not comparable)
- Of or relating to Tuscany or its inhabitants.
- (architecture) Belonging to the simplest of the five classical orders of architecture, being a Roman modification of the Doric style, with unfluted columns, and without triglyphs.
Derived terms
Translations
Translations
person from or inhabitant of Tuscany
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