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TUSCAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Tuscan mean?
• TUSCAN (noun)
The noun TUSCAN has 2 senses:
2. a dialect of Italian spoken in Tuscany (especially Florence)
Familiarity information: TUSCAN used as a noun is rare.
• TUSCAN (adjective)
The adjective TUSCAN has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to or characteristic of Tuscany or its people
Familiarity information: TUSCAN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A resident of Tuscany
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Tuscan" is a kind of...):
Italian (a native or inhabitant of Italy)
Holonyms ("Tuscan" is a member of...):
Toscana; Tuscany (a region in central Italy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A dialect of Italian spoken in Tuscany (especially Florence)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Tuscan" is a kind of...):
Italian (the Romance language spoken in Italy)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of Tuscany or its people
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Tuscany (a region in central Italy)
Derivation:
Tuscany (a region in central Italy)
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