Turin

American  

[toor-in, tyoor-, too-rin, tyoo-] / ˈtʊər ɪn, ˈtjʊər-, tʊˈrɪn, tjʊ- /

noun

1. a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.

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Turin British  

/ tjʊəˈrɪn /

noun

1. Italian name: Torino.  a city in NW Italy, capital of Piedmont region, on the River Po: became capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1720; first capital (1861–65) of united Italy; university (1405); a major industrial centre, producing most of Italy's cars. Pop: 865 263 (2001)

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Turin

New DNA analysis has revealed a remarkably complex biological record preserved on the Shroud of Turin, adding fresh detail to the history of one of the world's most closely examined and controversial historical artifacts.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

Compared to AMD’s fifth-generation Turin CPUs, Nvidia said Vera delivers up to 1.9 times faster agentic performance and six times better latency.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

In her apartment in the northern Italian city of Turin, Olga longs for her absent husband, who has moved out and left her with their two young children.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Across Italy from north to south, 25 cities were placed on a red heatwave alert on Tuesday, including the capital, Milan, Turin, Venice, Florence and Naples, as temperatures neared 40C.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

The night I was to return to the front I sent the porter down to hold a seat for me on the train when it came from Turin.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway