Meanings
proper noun
- An administrative region of Italy, located north of Lazio and south of Emilia-Romagna.
Origin
- Late LatinTuscānus“belonging to the Tusci”
- ItalianToscana
- Old FrenchToscane
- Middle EnglishTuscan
- EnglishTuscany
Late 14c., from Middle English Tuscan, Tuscane, from Old French Toscane or Italian Toscana, from Late Latin Tuscānus (“belonging to the Tusci”), a people of ancient Italy, from Tuscus, earlier *Truscus, shortened form of Etruscus (“Etruscan”).
More words from Middle English, Old French, Italian
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Bulgarian Тоска́на
- Тоска́на (Toskána)region in Italy
Catalan Toscana
- Toscanaregion in Italy
Chinese Mandarin 托斯卡納 /托斯卡纳
- 托斯卡納 /托斯卡纳 (Tuōsīkǎnà)region in Italy
Czech Toskánsko
- Toskánskoregion in Italy
Danish Toscana
- Toscanaregion in Italy
Dutch Toscane
- Toscaneregion in Italy
Finnish Toskana
- Toskanaregion in Italy
French Toscane
- Toscaneregion in Italy
German Toskana
- Toskanaregion in Italy
Greek Τοσκάνη
- Τοσκάνη (Toskáni)region in Italy
Hindi टस्कनी
- टस्कनी (ṭaskanī)region in Italy
Hungarian Toszkána
- Toszkánaregion in Italy
Irish An Tuscáin
- An Tuscáinregion in Italy
Italian Toscana
- Toscanaregion in Italy
Japanese トスカーナ, トスカーナ州
- トスカーナ (Tosukāna)region in Italy
- トスカーナ州 (Tosukāna shū)region in Italy
Latin Tuscāna
- Tuscānaregion in Italy
Latvian Toskāna
- Toskānaregion in Italy
Lithuanian Toskana
- Toskanaregion in Italy
Norwegian Bokmål Toscana
- Toscanaregion in Italy
Persian توسکانی
- توسکانی (tuskâni)region in Italy
Polish Toskania
- Toskaniaregion in Italy
Portuguese Toscana, Toscânia
- Toscanaregion in Italy
- Toscâniaregion in Italy
Romanian Toscana
- Toscanaregion in Italy
Russian Тоска́на
- Тоска́на (Toskána)region in Italy
Slovak Toskánsko
- Toskánskoregion in Italy
Spanish Toscana
- Toscanaregion in Italy
Swedish Toscana
- Toscanaregion in Italy
Thai ตอสคานา, ทัสคานี
- ตอสคานา (dtɔ̀ɔs-kaa-naa)region in Italy
- ทัสคานีregion in Italy
Turkish Toskana
- Toskanaregion in Italy
Cite this entry
APA
Tuscany. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tuscany
MLA
“Tuscany.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tuscany. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tuscany,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tuscany.
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