单词 | chiantishire |
释义 | Chiantishiren. British. humorous. 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. ΚΠ 1984 Wall St. Jrnl. 24 Aug. 1 The English love affair with Tuscany has led to such an influx that the countryside near Florence is commonly referred to as Chianti-shire. 1986 Independent 17 Nov. 17/3 ‘Chiantishire’—the English-dominated countryside around Florence—has about it an ‘atmosphere of weekend Surrey’. 1994 Bon 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’. 2018 Sunday Times (Nexis) 29 July (Travel) 6 Think of Tuscany and the posh villas and hill towns of Chiantishire spring to mind. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1984 |
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