Etruria

American  

[ih-troor-ee-uh] / ɪˈtrʊər i ə /

noun

1. an ancient country located between the Arno and Tiber rivers, roughly corresponding to modern Tuscany in W Italy.

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Etruria British  

/ ɪˈtrʊərɪə /

noun

1. an ancient country of central Italy, between the Rivers Arno and Tiber, roughly corresponding to present-day Tuscany and part of Umbria

2. a factory established in Staffordshire by Josiah Wedgwood in 1769

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Example Sentences

When people started losing their minds over vases, Wedgwood clocked the “epidemical madness” and created a whole new settlement, Etruria, named for a region of ancient Italy, to satisfy demand for the neo-Classical.

From New York Times

The son of a pottery presser and a grocer, Smith attended Etruria British School before starting work at age 12 at the Etruria Forge, where he operated a steam hammer.

From BBC

The developer’s model home, built in a Spanish style at 3042 10th Ave. W., survives well-kept on the avenue’s pointed corner with West Etruria Street.

From Seattle Times

It suggested she was sharing insider information with her father, who was a top executive at Banca Etruria, a Tuscan bank.

From The Guardian

"All of the Etruria Wedgwood factories have been turned into a business park which is something I regret."

From BBC