Tuscany

American  

[tuhs-kuh-nee] / ˈtʌs kə ni /

noun

1. a region in W central Italy: formerly a grand duchy. 8,879 sq. mi. (22,995 sq. km).

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Tuscany British  

/ ˈtʌskənɪ /

noun

1. Italian name: Toscana.  a region of central Italy, on the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian Seas: corresponds roughly to ancient Etruria; a region of numerous small states in medieval times; united in the 15th and 16th centuries under Florence; united with the rest of Italy in 1861. Capital: Florence. Pop: 3 516 296 (2003 est). Area: 22 990 sq km (8876 sq miles)

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Tuscany

He landed a Wallace Stegner writing fellowship at Stanford in 1958, and in 1961 he was granted a Guggenheim Fellowship, which allowed him to pack up the family and live in Tuscany and southern France.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

The newly identified material extends across Tuscany at depths ranging from 8 to 15 km.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

In Florence and the rest of Tuscany work is barred on outdoor building sites and in agriculture from 12:30 to 16:00 if the risk of heat stress poses significant risks to workers' health.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

It is still produced at the Pontedera site in Tuscany.

From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026

But there were all those little hard ones, like Hesse and Tuscany and Piedmont.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier