Trieste
Americannoun
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a seaport in NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste.
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Free Territory of, an area bordering the N Adriatic: originally a part of Italy; designated a free territory by the UN 1947; N zone, including the city of Trieste, 86 sq. mi. (223 sq. km) administered by the U.S. and Great Britain from 1947 until it was turned over to Italy in 1954; S zone 199 sq. mi. (515 sq. km) incorporated into Yugoslavia; now part of Slovenia.
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Gulf of, an inlet at the N end of the Adriatic, in NE Italy. 20 miles (32 km) wide.
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Slovene and Croatian name: Trst. a port in NE Italy, capital of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, on the Gulf of Trieste at the head of the Adriatic Sea: under Austrian rule (1382–1918); capital of the Free Territory of Trieste (1947–54); important transit port for central Europe. Pop: 211 184 (2001)
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a former territory on the N Adriatic: established by the UN in 1947; most of the N part passed to Italy and the remainder to Yugoslavia in 1954
Example Sentences
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To detect plastic particles inside the insects, Devlin worked with Elisa Bergami, a microplastics specialist at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, and imaging expert Giovanni Birarda at Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste.
From Science Daily
“I’m, like, We talked about this, the food’s different,” says Parla, “And so they were really surprised to find, like, pork with kren in a Trieste city context. And then, you know, visit the Friulian Alps and eat these ethereal Alpine cheeses.”
From Salon
Turkey has nonetheless maintained a foothold in Somaliland, said Federico Donelli of the University of Trieste, and is closely allied with the UAE in other areas -- highlighting the complexity of regional dynamics.
From Barron's
The planned journey traced an arc: “We would head northeast, following the Alpine curve all the way to Trieste, the impossible city on the Adriatic generally regarded as the end of the Alps. Our trajectory would take us right along the axial ridge. We would sleep in mountain refuges and shelters. It would be a cavalcade on skis from sea to sea.”
Ms Gbedo supports women migrants in Trieste, a port city in north-east Italy which has long been a crossroads of cultures and serves as a major entry point to the European Union for those crossing from the Balkans.
From BBC
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