Tuscan
Encyclopedia
Linguistic phenomena
- Tuscan dialectTuscan dialectThe Tuscan language , or the Tuscan dialect is an Italo-Dalmatian language spoken in Tuscany, Italy.Standard Italian is based on Tuscan, specifically on its Florentine variety...
, the ancestor of the modern Italian language - Tuscan gorgiaTuscan gorgiaThe Tuscan gorgia is a phonetic phenomenon which characterizes the Tuscan dialects, in Tuscany, Italy, most especially the central ones, with Florence traditionally viewed as the epicenter.-Description:...
, a sound
Creative works
- Under the Tuscan Sun (book)Under the Tuscan Sun (book)Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy is a 1996 memoir by American author Frances Mayes. It was adapted by director Audrey Wells for the 2003 film Under the Tuscan Sun....
- Under the Tuscan Sun (film)
Sports cars
- TVR Tuscan (disambiguation), sports car manufactured by TVR
- TVR Tuscan ChallengeTVR Tuscan ChallengeThe TVR Tuscan Challenge is a one-make series dedicated to the second incarnation of the TVR Tuscan sports car , and takes place throughout the United Kingdom...
Miscellaneous
- Tuscan cuisine
- Tuscan orderTuscan orderAmong canon of classical orders of classical architecture, the Tuscan order's place is due to the influence of the Italian Sebastiano Serlio, who meticulously described the five orders including a "Tuscan order", "the solidest and least ornate", in his fourth book of Regole generalii di...
, an architectural order - Tuscan Dairy FarmsTuscan Dairy FarmsTuscan Dairy Farms is a dairy based in the New York metropolitan area, owned by Dean Foods.Founded in 1918 by Louis Borinsky, Tuscan Dairy Farms was begun as a family-run distribution operation, delivering dairy products door to door on routes throughout Union and Essex counties in New...
, milk company - Tuscan, or Royal Tuscan, a brand of English bone chinaBone chinaBone china is a type of soft-paste porcelain that is composed of bone ash, feldspathic material and kaolin. It has been defined as ware with a translucent body containing a minimum of 30% of phosphate derived from animal bone and calculated calcium phosphate...
- Tuscan RedTuscan RedTuscan red is a shade of red that was used on the passenger cars of the Pennsylvania Railroad, as well as on the PRR TrucTrailers. It also was used extensively by the New South Wales Government Railways in Australia, in a similar fashion to the PRR. The Canadian Pacific Railway used it historically...
, a color - HMS Tuscan (R56)HMS Tuscan (R56)HMS Tuscan was a T-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy. She was later converted to a Type 16 fast anti-submarine frigate, with the new pennant number F156.-External links:...
, a British ship - Tuscan Sun FestivalTuscan Sun FestivalThe Tuscan Sun Festival is an annual music and lifestyle festival that takes place in the small Tuscan hilltop town of Cortona, in the province of Arezzo...
, an annual music and culture festival
See also
- Etruscan (disambiguation)
- Toscano (disambiguation)Toscano (disambiguation)-People:*Aradia di Toscano, famous witch*David Toscano, American politician*Giovanni Francesco Toscani, painter*Gianluca Toscano, Italian footballer* An Italian restaurant chain in Bangalore, India*Joseph Toscano, Australian anarchist...
- TucsonTucson, ArizonaTucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
, a city in ArizonaArizonaArizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
often misspelled "Tuscan". - Tuscany (disambiguation)Tuscany (disambiguation)-The region of Italy:*Grand Duchy of Tuscany, the government from 1569 to 1859*History of Tuscany*Line of succession to the Tuscan throne*List of diplomats from the United Kingdom to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany*List of political parties in Tuscany...
- Tusken RaidersTusken RaidersTusken Raiders are fictional creatures in the Star Wars universe. They are characterized as a nomadic warrior race that lives on the planet Tatooine.-Appearances in Star Wars media:...