Main Entry: Tri·este

Pronunciation: \trē-ˈest, -ˈes-tē, -ˈes-tā\

Variant(s): or Slovene and Croatian Trst \ˈtərst\

Function: geographical name

city & port NE Italy ∗ of Friuli-Venezia Giulia on Gulf of Trieste (inlet at head of the Adriatic NW of the Istrian Peninsula) population 215,096; once belonged to Austria; part of Italy 1919–47; in 1947 made with surrounding territory the Free Territory of Trieste under administration of the United Nations; city with N part of Free Territory returned to Italy 1953, S part of territory having previously been absorbed into Yugoslavia

— Tri·es·tine \trē-ˈes-tən, -ˌtēn\ adjective