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Chiantishire, n. Brit. humorous.
Brit. |kɪˈantiʃ(ɪ)ə|, U.S. |kiˈɑn(t)iˌʃɪ(ə)r|
[Humorously > n.) + shire n., as if representing the name of an English county.]
The region of Tuscany in Italy, esp. the area surrounding the Chianti Mountains, perceived in terms of its popularity as a holiday destination for British tourists and as a home for British expatriates.
1986Independent 17 Nov. 17/3 ‘Chiantishire’—the English-dominated countryside around Florence—has about it an ‘atmosphere of weekend Surrey’. 1994Bon Appétit July 63/2 Everywhere I went I heard the accents of Englishmen who have come to live or visit here. They number so many that back home the area is known as ‘Chiantishire’. 1999Design Week 10 Sept. 13/1 We were..staying in one of a string of working hilltop towns that command the foothills of the Apennines. This isn't Chiantishire: tourists don't usually go there. |