Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A region of west-central Italy between the northern Apennines and the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian Seas. Inhabited in ancient times by the Etruscans, it fell to Rome in the mid-fourth century BC. Tuscany was a grand duchy under the Medicis and Habsburgs (1569–1860) and subsequently became united with the kingdom of Sardinia.
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- proper noun A region in Italy located north of
Latium , and south ofEmilia-Romagna .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a region in central Italy
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Examples
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Filled with recipes from her Tuscan kitchen and written in the sensuous and evocative prose that has become her hallmark, Bella Tuscany is a celebration of the sweet life in Italy.
Bella Tuscany: Summary and book reviews of Bella Tuscany by Frances Mayes. 1999
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Tuscany is particularly attractive with hilly and mountainous terrain in much of the area.
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I was able to taste not only the Millbrook wines but also the wines from owner John Dyson's other ventures (Villa Pillo in Tuscany and Williams Selyem in the Russian River Valley).
LENNDEVOURS: 2009
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I was excited because 2001 was considered a wonderful vintage in Tuscany and Col D'Orcia makes more old-school, rustic Brunellos.
Rough Restaurant Experience With Wine Offers Reminder: Vintage Matters 2009
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I was excited because 2001 was considered a wonderful vintage in Tuscany and Col D'Orcia makes more old-school, rustic Brunellos.
Evan Dawson 2009
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Although I see that Tuscany is only 1/200th of the amount of land needed to keep up with population growth in the U.S. over the next 40 years.
VDARE.com: Blog Articles » Print » War! What Is It Good For? 2010
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"What I realized early on while scouting in Verona and Tuscany is that we had to make (the movie) look not so unreal, because it's such a fairy-tale postcard kind of place," says director Gary Winick (Bride Wars, Charlotte's Web).
You've got mail, Juliet, and Verona 'secretaries' answer it 2010
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Although I see that Tuscany is only 1/200th of the amount of land needed to keep up with population growth in the U.S. over the next 40 years.
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Toward the end, I also sneaked away to a medieval house in Tuscany, where the kind owner let me imagine I was one of the original inhabitants.
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I was able to taste not only the Millbrook wines but also the wines from owner John Dyson's other ventures (Villa Pillo in Tuscany and Williams Selyem in the Russian River Valley).
Quick Q&A with Kristop Brown, Winemaker, Benmarl Winery 2009
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