Trieste

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/tɹiːˈɛst//tɹɪˈɛst/

proper noun

A province of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia autonomous region, Italy.

Less commonScrabble 7

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A province of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia autonomous region, Italy.
  2. A city in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia autonomous region, Italy, the capital of the province.

Origin

  1. ItalianTrieste
  2. ItalianTrieste
  3. EnglishTrieste

Borrowed from Italian Trieste.

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Translations

Afrikaans Triëst
  • Triëstthe city
Ancient Greek Τεργέστη
  • Τεργέστη (Tergéstē)the city
Arabic تْرِيِيسْتِي
  • تْرِيِيسْتِي (triyīstī)the city
Bulgarian Три́ест, Три́ест
  • Три́ест (Tríest)the city
  • Три́ест (Tríest)the province
Chinese Mandarin 的里雅斯特, 的里雅斯特省
  • 的里雅斯特 (Dílǐyǎsītè)the city
  • 的里雅斯特省 (Dílǐyǎsītè Shěng)the province
Czech Terst
  • Terstthe city
Dutch Triëst, Triëst
  • Triëstthe city
  • Triëstthe province
Finnish Trieste, Trieste
  • Triestethe city
  • Triestethe province
French Trieste, Trieste
  • Triestethe city
  • Triestethe province
German Triest, Triest
  • Triestthe city
  • Triestthe province
Greek Τεργέστη, Τεργέστη
  • Τεργέστη (Tergésti)the city
  • Τεργέστη (Tergésti)the province
Hungarian Trieszt
  • Triesztthe province
Italian Trieste, Trieste
  • Triestethe city
  • Triestethe province
Japanese トリエステ, トリエステ
  • トリエステ (Torieste)the city
  • トリエステ (Torieste)the province
Latin Tergeste, Tergestum
  • Tergestethe city
  • Tergestumthe city
Polish Triest
  • Triestthe city
Portuguese Trieste, Trieste
  • Triestethe city
  • Triestethe city
  • Triestethe province
Romanian Triest
  • Triestthe city
Russian Трие́ст, Трие́ст
  • Трие́ст (Trijést)the city
  • Трие́ст (Trijést)the province
Slovak Terst, Terst
  • Terstthe city
  • Terstthe province
Spanish Trieste
  • Triestethe city
Ukrainian Тріє́ст
  • Тріє́ст (Trijést)the city

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Cite this entry
APA

Trieste. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Trieste

MLA

“Trieste.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Trieste. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Trieste,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Trieste.

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