Tyrol

Meaning

  1. A state in western Austria. Capital: Innsbruck.
  2. A geographic region in Central Europe including the state of Tyrol in Austria and the regions of South Tyrol and Trentino in Italy.

Frequency

38k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɪˈɹoʊl/
Etymology

Maybe ultimately from Celtic *tir (“land”), from Proto-Celtic *tīros from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”), i.e. "dry land".

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