Turin

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Turin and the region of Piedmont, Italy.
2. (countable, uncountable) A metropolitan city of Piedmont, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Turin.
3. (countable, historical, uncountable) A former province of Piedmont.
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9. (countable) A surname.

Synonyms

Torino

Italy

Translations

Turin

Torino

Turin

Torino

Turín

Turim

تورينو

Torí

Turijn

Turin

Τορίνο

Taurinum

Τουρίνο

Turin

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tjʊəˈɹɪn/

Etymology

From Piedmontese Turin, from the Roman name, Latin Augusta Taurinōrum, ultimately from the name of the Taurini tribe. Connections to Latin taurus (“bull”) are folk etymology. Doublet of Torino, the Italian name.

Sentences

Opposition to the fascist regime soon matured in the Turin environment .