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TYROLEAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Soft green felt hat with a feather or brush cockade

Synonyms:

tirolean; tyrolean

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("tyrolean" is a kind of...):

chapeau; hat; lid (headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of the Tyrol

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Tyrolean" is a kind of...):

European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of the Tyrol or its people

Example:

Tyrolean yodeling

Synonyms:

Tyrolean; Tyrolese

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Tyrol (a picturesque mountainous province of western Austria and northern Italy)

Derivation:

Tyrol (a picturesque mountainous province of western Austria and northern Italy)

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