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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  
/ ˌtɪrəʊˈlɪən, 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

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

Eusebio Kino was born in the village of Segno, in the Tyrolese Alps, probably on Aug. 10, 1645.

From Time Magazine Archive

Forsaken or not, the stubborn Tyrolese still resisted Italianization, and Benito Mussolini must have reluctantly concluded that these Germans would always be Germans.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the year 113 B. C. a tremendous horde of strangers forced its way through the Tyrolese Alps and invaded the Roman territory.

From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Taylor, Bayard

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