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

Biathlon fans brush up your Italian -- but also your German, for the events this Winter Olympics will be in South Tyrol in Italy, an autonomous province bordering Austria and Switzerland.

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 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

The regional government in Tyrol province said that 33 people were slightly injured in Wednesday evening’s incident and were taken to hospitals for evaluation.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2023

That worn and tarnished Hofkirche, "the Westminster of the Tyrol," with its grotesque statues and its empty tomb of Maximilian, she dismissed as "a dirty barn."

From Running Sands by Kauffman, Reginald Wright