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Tusculum

American  
[tuhs-kyuh-luhm] / ˈtʌs kjə ləm /

noun

  1. an ancient city of Latium, SE of Rome: Roman villas, especially that of Cicero.


Tusculum British  
/ ˈtʌskjʊləm /

noun

  1. an ancient city in Latium near Rome

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Wells, a graduate transfer who played for Tusculum in the spring, passed for 275 yards and ran for 67 in the season-opening loss to Eastern Kentucky.

From Seattle Times Sep. 9, 2021

Peacock was the offensive line coach at Tusculum University last season.

From Fox News Aug. 21, 2021

But for Peter Noll, an associate professor of Public History and Museum Studies at Tusculum University, the answer was more complicated.

From New York Times Feb. 1, 2020

Harris was a head women’s basketball coach at Tusculum from 2009-12 and at UNC Wilmington from 2012-17.

From Washington Times Apr. 26, 2019

Hence Fracastoro’s villa, in the vicinity of Verona, Ambra, and Pulcherrima Mergellina, are now almost esteemed classic spots, like Tusculum or Tibur.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John

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