Turin
['tjuərin;tju'rin]
Definition
(noun.) capital city of the Piemonte region of northwestern Italy.
Typist: Louis--From WordNet
Examples
- It is said that as far back as 1835 Stratingh and Becker, of Groeningen, and in 1836 Botto, of Turin, constructed crude electric carriages. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- There were riots twice in the town against the war and bad rioting in Turin. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The night I was to return to the front I sent the porter down to hold a seat for me on the train when it came from Turin. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- It was made up at Turin and reached Milan about half-past ten at night and lay in the station until time to leave. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- A general Italian parliament met at Turin in 1861, and Victor Emmanuel became the first king of Italy. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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