Trieste


Tri·este

geographical name \trē-ˈest, -ˈes-tē, -ˈes-tā\

Definition of TRIESTE

city & port NE Italy of Friuli-Venezia Giulia on Gulf of Trieste (inlet at head of the Adriatic NW of the Istrian Peninsula) pop 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

Variants of TRIESTE

Tri·este or Slovene and Croatian Trst \ˈtərst\

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