Turin

[toor-in, tyoor-, too-rin, tyoo-]

noun

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

Turin

/ 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)

Example Sentences

A key metro line in Milan was shut down, while university students in Turin and Bologna blocked access top lecture halls.

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Whenever he throws a damp scarf into the audience, the women go so crazy you’d think it was the Shroud of Turin.

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The news means Draper will not be able to realise this season's goal of qualifying for the season-ending ATP Finals, in Turin in November, for the first time.

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In Bologna a 47-year-old died after falling ill on a construction site while a 70-year-old man was reported drowned during flash flooding at a tourist resort to the west of Turin.

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He also triumphed on clay in Turin last month.

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