Tirolean

[ ti-roh-lee-uh n, tahy- ]
/ tɪˈroʊ li ən, taɪ- /

adjective, noun

Tyrolean.

Definition for tirolean (2 of 2)

Tyrolean

or Ti·ro·le·an

[ ti-roh-lee-uh n, tahy- ]
/ tɪˈroʊ li ən, taɪ- /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of the Tyrol or its inhabitants.
designating or typifying the peasant dress of the Tyrol, especially a man's soft-brimmed, usually green felt hat with a peaked crown and a feather or brush ornament on the hatband.

noun

a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
Often Tyrolese, Tirolese.

Origin of Tyrolean

1800–10; Tyrol + -ean (variant of -ian)

Example sentences from the Web for tirolean

  • Innsbruck—Schpruck, as the indigenous call it—though the chief, is the least Tirolean town of Tirol.

    The Valleys of Tirol |R. H. Busk

  • The whole was executed by Tirolean artists, and of Tirolean marbles.

    The Valleys of Tirol |R. H. Busk

  • I was too desirous to converse with a genuine Tirolean peasant to refuse his invitation to sit down by his side.

    The Valleys of Tirol |R. H. Busk

  • Of it one of the most celebrated of Tirolean traditions is told.

    The Valleys of Tirol |R. H. Busk

British Dictionary definitions for tirolean

Tirolean
/ (ˌtɪrəʊˈlɪən) /

adjective, noun

a variant spelling of Tyrolean See Tyrolese