Turin

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UK/tjʊəˈɹɪn/US/təˈɹɪn/

proper noun

A city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Turin and the region of Piedmont, Italy.

OriginPiedmontese Turin ← Latin Augusta Taurinōrum →
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Meanings

proper nounTurin (countable and uncountable, plural Turins)

plural Turins

  1. countableuncountableA city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Turin and the region of Piedmont, Italy.
  2. countableuncountableA metropolitan city of Piedmont, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Turin.
  3. countablehistoricaluncountableA former province of Piedmont.
  4. Other places:
    1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Lethbridge County, Alberta, Canada.
    2. countableuncountableA town in Coweta County, Georgia.
    3. countableuncountableA minor city in Monona County, Iowa.
    4. countableuncountableA township in Marquette County, Michigan.
    5. countableuncountableA town and village therein, in Lewis County, New York.
  5. countableA surname.

Origin

  1. LatinAugusta Taurinōrum
  2. PiedmonteseTurin
  3. EnglishTurin

From Piedmontese Turin, from the Roman name, Latin Augusta Taurinōrum, ultimately from the name of the Taurini tribe. Connections to Latin taurus (“bull”) are folk etymology. Doublet of Torino, the Italian name.

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Translations

Arabic تُورِينُو
  • تُورِينُو (turīnū)city in Piedmont
Bulgarian Тори́но, Тори́но
  • Тори́но (Toríno)metropolitan city of Piedmont
  • Тори́но (Toríno)city in Piedmont
Catalan Torí
  • Torícity in Piedmont
Chinese Mandarin 托里諾, 杜林
  • 托里諾 (Tuōlǐnuò)metropolitan city of Piedmont
  • 杜林 (Dùlín)metropolitan city of Piedmont
  • 都靈 /都灵 (Dūlíng)metropolitan city of Piedmont
  • 杜林 (Dùlín)city in Piedmont
  • 都靈 /都灵 (Dūlíng)city in Piedmont
Czech Turín, Turín
  • Turínmetropolitan city of Piedmont
  • Turíncity in Piedmont
Danish Torino
  • Torinocity in Piedmont
Dutch Turijn, Turijn
  • Turijnmetropolitan city of Piedmont
  • Turijncity in Piedmont
Estonian Torino, Torino
  • Torinometropolitan city of Piedmont
  • Torinocity in Piedmont
Finnish Torino, Torino
  • Torinometropolitan city of Piedmont
  • Torinocity in Piedmont
French Turin, Turin
  • Turinmetropolitan city of Piedmont
  • Turincity in Piedmont
German Turin, Turin
  • Turinmetropolitan city of Piedmont
  • Turincity in Piedmont
Greek Τορίνο, Τουρίνο
  • Τορίνο (Toríno)city in Piedmont
  • Τουρίνο (Touríno)city in Piedmont
Hindi टोरीनो
  • टोरीनो (ṭorīno)city in Piedmont
Italian Torino, Torino
  • Torinometropolitan city of Piedmont
  • Torinocity in Piedmont
Japanese トリノ, トリノ
  • トリノmetropolitan city of Piedmont
  • トリノcity in Piedmont
Korean 토리노
  • 토리노city in Piedmont
Latin Augusta Taurinorum, Taurinum
  • Augusta Taurinorumcity in Piedmont
  • Taurinumcity in Piedmont
Polish Turyn
  • Turyncity in Piedmont
Portuguese Turim
  • Turimcity in Piedmont
Russian Тури́н, Тури́н
  • Тури́н (Turín)metropolitan city of Piedmont
  • Тури́н (Turín)city in Piedmont
Spanish Turín
  • Turíncity in Piedmont
Swedish Turin
  • Turincity in Piedmont
Thai ตูริน
  • ตูริน (dtuu-rin)city in Piedmont
Turkish Torino, Torino
  • Torinometropolitan city of Piedmont
  • Torinocity in Piedmont
Vietnamese Torino
  • Torinocity in Piedmont

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Turin

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Anagrams

rutin
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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