Ticino

[ ti-chee-noh; Italian tee-chee-naw ]

noun

1. a canton in S Switzerland. 1,086 sq. mi. (2,813 sq. km). : Bellinzona.

Ticino

/ tiˈtʃiːno /

noun

1. a canton in S Switzerland: predominantly Italian-speaking and Roman Catholic; mountainous. Capital: Bellinzona. Pop: 314 600 (2002 est). Area: 2810 sq km (1085 sq miles) German nameTessin
2. a river in S central Europe, rising in S central Switzerland and flowing southeast and west to Lake Maggiore, then southeast to the River Po. Length: 248 km (154 miles)

Example Sentences

That day two years, a highly valued and excellent man whom I truly honoured, was drowned in the Ticino.

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Eugne served under Murat at the passage of the Ticino, May 31st.

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It was carried off from Phocea by Ticino Zaccaria at the capture of that place.

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Immediately field-marshal Gyulai received orders to cross the Ticino.

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Gyulai now, aroused by the danger of Milan, began his retreat across the Ticino, which he had so uselessly crossed.

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