Etymology

Alto Adige

Today it means: South Tyrol: A predominantly German-speaking autonomous province of the Trentino-Alto Adige region in north-east Italy; until 1919 part of Austria, since 1972 under a special autonomy statute. Full definition →

Italian Alto Adige
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromAlto Adige
  2. English todayAlto Adige

Unadapted borrowing from Italian Alto Adige.

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