TYROLEAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Tyrolean mean? 

• TYROLEAN (noun)
  The noun TYROLEAN has 2 senses:

1. a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol

2. soft green felt hat with a feather or brush cockade

  Familiarity information: TYROLEAN used as a noun is rare.

• TYROLEAN (adjective)
  The adjective TYROLEAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of the Tyrol or its people

  Familiarity information: TYROLEAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TYROLEAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of the Tyrol

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Tyrolean" is a kind of...):

European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Soft green felt hat with a feather or brush cockade

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

tirolean; tyrolean

Hypernyms ("tyrolean" is a kind of...):

chapeau; hat; lid (headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim)

• TYROLEAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of the Tyrol or its people

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

Tyrolean; Tyrolese

Context example:

Tyrolean yodeling

Pertainym:

Tyrol (a picturesque mountainous province of western Austria and northern Italy)

Derivation:

Tyrol (a picturesque mountainous province of western Austria and northern Italy)