Tyrol

American  

[ti-rohl, tahy-, tahy-rohl, tee-rohl] / tɪˈroʊl, taɪ-, ˈtaɪ roʊl, tiˈroʊl /

Or Tirol

noun

1. an alpine region in W Austria and N Italy: a former Austrian crown land.

2. a province in W Austria. 4,883 sq. mi. (12,645 sq. km). Innsbruck.

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Tyrol British  

/ tiˈroːl, tɪˈrəʊl, ˈtɪrəʊl /

noun

1. a mountainous state of W Austria: passed to the Hapsburgs in 1363; S part transferred to Italy in 1919. Capital: Innsbruck. Pop: 683 317 (2003 est). Area: 12 648 sq km (4883 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Bolzano and neighbouring province Trento were granted the status of autonomous areas in 1972, and in South Tyrol multiculturalism is protected by law.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

The study was funded by the federal state of Tyrol and the EU's research and innovation programme Horizon 2020.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2024

The provincial government of Bolzano-South Tyrol gives him subsidies for avalanche prevention as well as land management, he said.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2024

The body of a man who is believed to have died more than 20 years ago has been found on a rapidly melting glacier in the Austrian province of Tyrol.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2023

For she shot at me a look of reproach, and said quickly: "I was telling your friend when you joined us," she said, "of my home in the Tyrol."

From The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)