Trieste

American  

[tree-est, tree-es-te] / triˈɛst, triˈɛs tɛ /

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.

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Trieste British  

/ triˈɛste, triːˈɛst /

noun

1. Slovene and Croatian name: Trst.  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)

2. 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

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Example Sentences

The planned journey traced an arc: “We would head northeast, following the Alpine curve all the way to Trieste, the impossible city on the Adriatic generally regarded as the end of the Alps. Our trajectory would take us right along the axial ridge. We would sleep in mountain refuges and shelters. It would be a cavalcade on skis from sea to sea.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Ms Gbedo supports women migrants in Trieste, a port city in north-east Italy which has long been a crossroads of cultures and serves as a major entry point to the European Union for those crossing from the Balkans.

From BBC

They found out that "safari" tourists would fly from the northern Italian border city of Trieste and then travel to the hills above Sarajevo.

From BBC

Starting in early 2022, following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Czech government under Prime Minister Petr Fialla invested heavily in improving the existing Transalpine pipeline to the Italian port of Trieste.

From BBC

Meanwhile, the prime minister and the president board Air Force One for Trieste.

From Los Angeles Times