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TUSCAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A dialect of Italian spoken in Tuscany (especially Florence)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Tuscan" is a kind of...):

Italian (the Romance language spoken in Italy)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A resident of Tuscany

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Tuscan" is a kind of...):

Italian (a native or inhabitant of Italy)

Holonyms ("Tuscan" is a member of...):

Toscana; Tuscany (a region in central Italy)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Tuscany or its people

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Tuscany (a region in central Italy)

Derivation:

Tuscany (a region in central Italy)

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