Trieste

[ tree-est; Italian tree-es-te ]

noun

1. a seaport in NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste.
2. Free Territory of, an area bordering the N Adriatic: originally a part of Italy; designated a free territory by the UN 1947; N zone, including the city of Trieste, 86 sq. mi. (223 sq. km) administered by the U.S. and Great Britain from 1947 until it was turned over to Italy in 1954; S zone 199 sq. mi. (515 sq. km) incorporated into Yugoslavia; now part of Slovenia.
3. Gulf of, an inlet at the N end of the Adriatic, in NE Italy. 20 miles (32 km) wide.

Trieste

/ triˈɛste; triːˈɛst /

noun

1. a port in NE Italy, capital of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, on the Gulf of Trieste at the head of the Adriatic Sea: under Austrian rule (1382–1918); capital of the Free Territory of Trieste (1947–54); important transit port for central Europe. Pop: 211 184 (2001) Slovene and Croatian nameTrst
2. Free Territory of Trieste
   Free Territory of Trieste a former territory on the N Adriatic: established by the UN in 1947; most of the N part passed to Italy and the remainder to Yugoslavia in 1954

Example Sentences

Da Libero is one of the very few early twentieth-century osterie left in Trieste.

From The Daily Beast

When the absinthe arrives at our table, I finally accept just how cold the real James Joyce trail in Trieste really is.

From The Daily Beast

If one could find remnants of the real, human James Joyce anywhere, it would be here, I thought, in Trieste.

From The Daily Beast

The trail of the Trieste that Joyce grew to love has gone cold.

From The Daily Beast

Of the approximately 40 to 45 bordellos [in Trieste],” Eric says, “14 were located in the Jewish ghetto.

From The Daily Beast

Trieste and Grz were taken; the junction with Marmont was speedily effected, and the combined forces hurried on towards Vienna.

From Project Gutenberg

The next day I went for Trieste in a steamer, down the whole length of the Adriatic.

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A steamer bore me to Trieste, where I at once took the stage-coach for Gratz.

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The port of Trieste enjoys liberty without limits, and the Court of Vienna is anxious to make its commerce flourish.

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The prince wishes a lady whom he esteems very highly to reach Trieste as soon as possible.

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