Tuscany

[ tuhs-kuh-nee ]

noun

1. a region in W central Italy: formerly a grand duchy. 8,879 sq. mi. (22,995 sq. km).

Tuscany

/ ˈtʌskənɪ /

noun

1. a region of central Italy, on the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian Seas: corresponds roughly to ancient Etruria; a region of numerous small states in medieval times; united in the 15th and 16th centuries under Florence; united with the rest of Italy in 1861. Capital: Florence. Pop: 3 516 296 (2003 est). Area: 22 990 sq km (8876 sq miles) Italian nameToscana

Example Sentences

Regardless of how you feel about raisins, it’s a must if you visit the Lucca area of Tuscany.

From Eater

For those who have quite a bit more money to spend, the weak euro could mean the possibility of purchasing a dream holiday home in Tuscany.

From Time

De Zarobe is chairman of the board of Avignonesi Winery in Tuscany.

From Washington Post

We spoke by video chat when it was late at night in Tuscany.

From Washington Post

The couple first met while working at Caino, a two-Michelin star restaurant in Tuscany, Italy.

From Eater

Thirty-two people died when he ran his ship onto the rocks off Tuscany in 2012.

From The Daily Beast

“It was certainly an extremely lethal epidemic,” says Andrea Pessina, the archeology superintendent for Tuscany.

From The Daily Beast

The saga has caused outrage in Italy where the mother now lives and works as a caregiver for an elderly couple in Tuscany.

From The Daily Beast

The cruise ship that went down last year off the coast of Tuscany, killing 32, is finally being salvaged.

From The Daily Beast

Donna and I had just come from Tuscany, and now we understood precisely what Daguin meant.

From The Daily Beast

John Laurence Berti, a learned monk of Tuscany, died; author of about 20 quarto volumes of divinity.

From Project Gutenberg

The string is black and glossy as the tresses that fall in tangled skeins on the shoulders of the dreamy beauties of Tuscany.

From Project Gutenberg

We have exquisite types of femininity in Tuscany, said the young man, with patriotic ardor.

From Project Gutenberg

In Tuscany, Piedmont and Lombardy the open country has been orderly, but the borders infested with brigands.

From Project Gutenberg

Piedmontese agents were at work in Tuscany, and it is hard to believe that he had not approved their mission.

From Project Gutenberg