Tyrrhenia

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proper noun

Land areas around the Tyrrhenian Sea (Corsica, Sardinia, and Italy's west coast).

OriginLatin Tyrrhēnia ← Ancient Greek Τυρρηνῐ́ᾱ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Land areas around the Tyrrhenian Sea (Corsica, Sardinia, and Italy's west coast).
  2. historicallyEtruria.
  3. biologyA large landmass in the western Mediterranean basin.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
etruria

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΤυρρηνῐ́ᾱ
  2. LatinTyrrhēnia
  3. EnglishTyrrhenia

Via Latin Tyrrhēnia from Ancient Greek Τυρρηνῐ́ᾱ (Turrhēnĭ́ā).

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APA

Tyrrhenia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tyrrhenia

MLA

“Tyrrhenia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tyrrhenia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tyrrhenia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tyrrhenia.

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