Definitions for tyroltɪˈroʊl, taɪ-, ˈtaɪ roʊl; Ger. tiˈroʊl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Ty•roltɪˈroʊl, taɪ-, ˈtaɪ roʊl; Ger. tiˈroʊl(n.)

or Ti•rol

  1. an alpine region in W Austria and N Italy: a former Austrian crown land.

    Category: Geography (places)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Tyrol, Tirol(noun)

    a picturesque mountainous province of western Austria and northern Italy

Wiktionary

  1. Tyrol(ProperNoun)

    a land (state) in the west of Austria

  2. Tyrol(ProperNoun)

    a region in central Europe that includes the Austrian state of the same name and the Italian regions of South Tirol and Trentino

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Tyrol

    a crownland of Austria; lies between Bavaria (N.) and Italy (S. and W.); traversed by three ranges of the Alps and by the rivers Inn and Adige; it is famed for the beauty of its scenery; inhabited by Catholic Germans and Italians; sheep-farming, mining, and forest, fruit, and wine cultivation are the chief industries; capital Innsbruck (q. v.).


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