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Definition of Tessin
1. Noun. An Italian-speaking region of southern Switzerland.
Exact synonyms: Ticino
Group relationships: Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera, Swiss Confederation, Switzerland
Generic synonyms: Swiss Canton
Group relationships: Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera, Swiss Confederation, Switzerland
Generic synonyms: Swiss Canton
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tessin
Literary usage of Tessin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Swiss Life in Town and Country by Alfred Thomas Story (1902)
"... with a cow or two or a few goats ; and you may see them, these returned
wanderers, enjoying the aftermath of life not only in tessin, but in Grau- ..."
2. Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1838)
"(See tessin.) TICKELL, Thomas, an ingenious writer in prose and verse, and the
intimate friend of Addison, was born in 1086, and received his education at ..."
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