Tyrolese

American  

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

Or Tirolese

adjective

plural

Tyrolese

1. Tyrolean.

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Tyrolese British  

/ ˌtɪrəʊˈlɪən, ˌtɪrəˈliːz /

adjective

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

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Tyrol

Etymology

Origin of Tyrolese

First recorded in 1800–10; Tyrol + -ese

Example Sentences

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

Last week in the Austrian Parliament deputies Kold and Abrams of Higher Tyrol, which is still Austrian, luridly described the sufferings of Lower Tyrolese under Il Duce's regime of impetuous Italianization.

From Time Magazine Archive

William Gerhardi, British-born in Petrograd, Oxford graduate, only slightly elaborates his own biography in Georges Diabologh of The PoIyglots, the writing of which has occupied his last two years in some secluded Tyrolese hamlet.

From Time Magazine Archive

We had just arisen when a Tyrolese air--the very one you and I have recently heard--sung delightfully as a duet, attracted our attention.

From The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. I (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors by Various