South Tyrol

noun

1. a former part of the Austrian state of Tyrol: ceded to Italy in 1919, becoming the Bolzano and Trento provinces of the Trentino-Alto Adige Autonomous Region. Area: 14 037 sq km (5420 sq miles)

Example Sentences

The team behind this research includes contributors based in Italy at the University of Padua, Museum of Nature South Tyrol, and the Museo delle Scienze in Trento.

From Science Daily

Since then, many researchers have worked to uncover more about the mummy, which is displayed at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Bolzano, Italy.

From Seattle Times

Don’t call the locals Italian in Alta Badia, high up in South Tyrol’s Dolomites.

From National Geographic

In the South Tyrol region of northern Italy, a 31-year-old German woman died in an avalanche close to the Limo pass about 30 miles east of the city of Bolzano.

From New York Times

She earned her 83rd career World Cup triumph by winning a giant slalom race at Kronplatz in South Tyrol, Italy.

From Los Angeles Times