a city in NW Italy, capital of Piedmont region, on the River Po: became capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1720; first capital (1861–65) of united Italy; university (1405); a major industrial centre, producing most of Italy's cars. Pop: 865 263 (2001)
Italian name: Torino
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Tu•rin
(tŏŏr′in, tyŏŏr′-, tŏŏ rin′, tyŏŏ-),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65. 1,188,689. Italian, Torino.
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