'Istrian

/ ˈɪstrɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Istria, a peninsula in the N Adriatic Sea, or its inhabitants

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Istria

Example Sentences

They erected sea walls in white Istrian stone, impermeable to salt.

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“The people who speak of independence — that has nothing to do with it,” said Piero Delbello, the director of the Regional Institute for the Istrian, Fiuman and Dalmatian Culture, as he checked the Green Pass of a man looking for family records in his museum, which was used as a vaccination center during the Spanish Flu of 1921.

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I ordered a delicious penne with Sicilian pistachio and Istrian prsut, an air-cured ham.

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“When you arrived in Venice, you arrived from the sea, not land, so you had to notice this great temple that was built in white Istrian stone to attract attention,” she said.

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Restoring the deteriorated ground floor and gardens, Scarpa raised a walkway over an open space where water from the canal outside flows in through sea gates, splashing constantly against the Istrian stone steps, a reminder of the mercurial lagoon that shapes every aspect of the city’s life.

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