Etruria

[ ih-troor-ee-uh ]

noun

1. an ancient country located between the Arno and Tiber rivers, roughly corresponding to modern Tuscany in W Italy.

Etruria

/ ɪˈtrʊərɪə /

noun

1. an ancient country of central Italy, between the Rivers Arno and Tiber, roughly corresponding to present-day Tuscany and part of Umbria
2. a factory established in Staffordshire by Josiah Wedgwood in 1769

Example Sentences

When people started losing their minds over vases, Wedgwood clocked the “epidemical madness” and created a whole new settlement, Etruria, named for a region of ancient Italy, to satisfy demand for the neo-Classical.

From New York Times

All Etruria had finally risen against him, but he had succeeded in escaping.

From Literature

The son of a pottery presser and a grocer, Smith attended Etruria British School before starting work at age 12 at the Etruria Forge, where he operated a steam hammer.

From BBC

The ancient tyrant Mezentius of Etruria, punishing his enemies, bound each living prisoner to a corpse and left them thus, shackled face to face, until the corruption of the dead involved the living.

From Literature

The developer’s model home, built in a Spanish style at 3042 10th Ave. W., survives well-kept on the avenue’s pointed corner with West Etruria Street.

From Seattle Times