TUSCAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Tuscan mean? 

• TUSCAN (noun)
  The noun TUSCAN has 2 senses:

1. a resident of Tuscany

2. a dialect of Italian spoken in Tuscany (especially Florence)

  Familiarity information: TUSCAN used as a noun is rare.

• TUSCAN (adjective)
  The adjective TUSCAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Tuscany or its people

  Familiarity information: TUSCAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TUSCAN (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

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)

• TUSCAN (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)