Tuscan Definition

tŭskən
adjective
Of Tuscany or its people, language, or culture.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to the Tuscan order.
American Heritage
Designating or of a classical (Roman) order of architecture, distinguished by its smooth columns with a ringlike capital and no decoration.
Webster's New World
noun
A person born or living in Tuscany.
Webster's New World
The variety of Italian spoken in Tuscany, accepted as standard literary Italian.
Webster's New World
The standard literary form of Italian.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Tuscan

Noun

Singular:
Tuscan
Plural:
tuscans

Origin of Tuscan

  • Middle English from Latin Tuscānus Etruscan from Tuscus an Etruscan

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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