Tuscany

American  

[tuhs-kuh-nee] / ˈtʌs kə ni /

noun

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

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Tuscany British  

/ ˈtʌskənɪ /

noun

1. Italian name: Toscana.  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)

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Tuscany

The newly identified material extends across Tuscany at depths ranging from 8 to 15 km.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

He is descended from Sephardic Jews who came to Britain from Tuscany in the 1790s and from Mizrahi Jews who arrived from Morocco in the 1820s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

It is still produced at the Pontedera site in Tuscany.

From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026

Yet she still has the plane ticket to Tuscany for the trip they’d been planning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

With permission from the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Galileo took up his new post in October 1592, when he was 28 years old.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin