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Trieste in British English
(triːˈɛst, Italian triˈɛste)
noun
1.
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)
Slovene and Croatian name: Trst2. Free Territory of Trieste
Trieste in American English
(triˈɛst; Italian tʀiˈɛstɛ)
1.
seaport in NE Italy, on an inlet (Gulf of Trieste) of the Adriatic: pop. 228,000
2.
Free Territory offormer region surrounding this city: created & administered by the United Nations (1947) and divided between Italy & Yugoslavia (1954)
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