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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

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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

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

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

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

It is supposed that the Tyrolese, for instance, may be among their descendants.

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

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