tuscan

adj. relating to Tuscany, a region in central Italy.

adj. relating to or originating from Tuscany, Italy.

“We enjoyed a delicious Tuscan dinner with fresh bread and olive oil.”

“The villa was surrounded by rolling Tuscan hills and rows of ancient cypress trees.”

adj. a simple style of building with plain, smooth columns.

adj. relating to the simplest of the five classical orders of architecture, featuring unfluted columns and plain capitals.

“The porch was supported by four thick Tuscan columns.”

“The architect opted for the Tuscan order to maintain a sense of rustic strength without the decorative complexity of the Corinthian style.”

Technical

n. a person who comes from Tuscany.

n. a native or inhabitant of Tuscany.

“The artist was a proud Tuscan who spent his whole life in Florence.”

“As a native Tuscan, she was deeply knowledgeable about the regional history of the Renaissance.”

Formal

n. the form of the Italian language spoken in Tuscany.

n. the regional variety of Italian spoken in Tuscany, which served as the linguistic basis for modern Standard Italian.

“Standard Italian is based largely on the Tuscan dialect used by famous poets.”

“Linguists often study Tuscan to understand the phonetic evolution of the modern Italian language.”

Technical