Trieste

[ tree-est; Italian tree-es-te ]

/ triˈɛst; Italian triˈɛs tɛ /

noun

a seaport in NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste.

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.

Gulf of, an inlet at the N end of the Adriatic, in NE Italy. 20 miles (32 km) wide.

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Examples from the Web for trieste

Da Libero is one of the very few early twentieth-century osterie left in Trieste.
Exploring the Darker Side of James Joyce’s Trieste|Jeff Campagna|January 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When the absinthe arrives at our table, I finally accept just how cold the real James Joyce trail in Trieste really is.
Exploring the Darker Side of James Joyce’s Trieste|Jeff Campagna|January 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If one could find remnants of the real, human James Joyce anywhere, it would be here, I thought, in Trieste.
Exploring the Darker Side of James Joyce’s Trieste|Jeff Campagna|January 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The trail of the Trieste that Joyce grew to love has gone cold.
Exploring the Darker Side of James Joyce’s Trieste|Jeff Campagna|January 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Of the approximately 40 to 45 bordellos [in Trieste],” Eric says, “14 were located in the Jewish ghetto.
Exploring the Darker Side of James Joyce’s Trieste|Jeff Campagna|January 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He traced him to Venice, to Trieste, up the mountains as far as Blomau.
The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay|Maurice Hewlett
A ship, laden with grain, lies in the harbor of Trieste with papers ready to set sail at once for Genoa.
A Conspiracy of the Carbonari|Louise Mhlbach
At Cairo he gave his work the finishing touches, and on his return to Trieste in May it was ready for the press.
The Life of Sir Richard Burton|Thomas Wright
The eve of their arrival at Messina, he discharged one more duty by telling Hicks that he had better come on to Trieste with them.
The Lady of the Aroostook|William Dean Howells
He went to Trieste lately to get a job on the three frigates which the Sultan had ordered to be built there.
Venetian Life|William Dean Howells

British Dictionary definitions for trieste

Trieste

/ (triːˈɛst, Italian triˈɛste) /

noun

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)Slovene and Croatian name: Trst

Free Territory of Trieste 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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