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Tyrolese

American  
[tir-uh-leez, -lees, tahy-ruh-] / ˌtɪr əˈliz, -ˈlis, ˌtaɪ rə- /
Or Tirolese

adjective

  • Tyrolese
    plural
  1. Tyrolean.


Tyrolese British  
/ ˌtɪrəˈliːz /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Austrian state of Tyrol or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Tyrol

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Tyrolese

First recorded in 1800–10; Tyrol + -ese

Example Sentences

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The Portrait of a Tyrolese Lady had been in the collection at Cheshire's Tatton Park since the 18th Century, but had not been confirmed as an original.

From BBC Sep. 27, 2023

The good-hearted Tyrolese had heard many a rumor that an army of 8,000 Austrian Nazi exiles had massed on the Bavarian side of the frontier.

From Time Magazine Archive

Grete Blatny, 13, paints a Tyrolese wedding party.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tyrolese in their Lederhosen watched with amazement as the garrison troops marched forth, climbed into buses and rolled off toward Scharnitz on the Bavarian frontier.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Because, Sir, when she was only a child she look a vulture's nest, and fought the old bird," said the Tyrolese.

From The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.] by Wilhelmine von Hillern

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