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Definition: Turin from Collins English Dictionary

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1 a city in NW Italy, capital of Piedmont region, on the River Po: became capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1720; first capital (1861–65) of united Italy; university (1405); a major industrial centre, producing most of Italy's cars. Pop: 865 263 (2001) Italian name: Torino

Turin

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(tʊr'ĭn, tyʊr'–, tyʊrĭn'), Ital. Torino , city (1991 pop. 962,507), capital of Piedmont and of Turin prov., NW Italy, at the confluence of the Po and Dora Riparia rivers. It is a major transportation hub and Italy's most important industrial center. Manufactures include motor vehicles, tires, textiles, clothing, machinery, electronic equipment, leather goods, furniture, chemicals, and vermouth. It is an international fashion center. Turin was founded by the pre-Roman Taurini. The most important Roman town of the W Po valley, Turin was later a Lombard duchy and then a Frankish county. In spite of the claims of the house of Savoy, it remained a free commune in the 12th and 13th cent. It passed c.1280 to the house of Savoy (see Savoy, house of ). Occupied (1536–62) by the French, it was restored to the dukes of Savoy and became their capital. From 1720 to 1861 it was the capital of the kingdom of Sardinia . During the War of the Spanish Succession it suffered a long siege, which ended…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
City (pop., 2001 prelim.: 857,433), Piedmont region, northwestern Italy. Located on the Po River , it was founded by the Taurini. It was partly destroyed by Hannibal in 218 bc . It was made a Roman military colony under Emperor Augustus . A part of the Lombard duchy in the 6th century ad , it became…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(tʊr'ĭn, tyʊr'–, tyʊrĭn'), Ital. Torino , city (1991 pop. 962,507), capital of Piedmont and of Turin prov., NW Italy, at the confluence of the Po and Dora Riparia rivers. It is a major transportation hub and Italy's most important industrial center. Manufactures include motor vehicles, tires, …
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Capital of Piedmont, northwest Italy, at the confluence of the rivers Po and Dora Riparia; population (2001 est) 857,500. It stands at the foot of the Alps, commanding road and rail routes between France and Italy. Turin is Italy's most important industrial centre, producing iron, steel, cars, silk…
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From Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity
I. Christian origins - II. Council. var. aus. Congrès , 502-509 . ), who was present at the Synods of Milan (451) and Rome (465) and delivered a speech at Milan for the inauguration of the ecclesia maior ; around the end of that century, we meet Victor, a friend of * Epiphanius of Pavia, who went…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
Industrial and commercial commune, ✽ of Piedmont, and of Torino prov., NW Italy, on Po River 78 mi. (125 km.) NW of Genoa; pop. (2001c) 861,644; railroad junction; center of automobile industry; produces aircraft, leather goods, rubber, paper, metal goods, plastics, chocolate, wine, clothing; an…
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Full text Article Turin, Shroud of

From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Linen fragment said to be the burial garment of Jesus . It has been preserved since 1578 in the royal chapel of the Cathedral of San Giovanni Battista in Turin, Italy. Measuring 14.5 by 3.7 ft (4.42 by 1.13 m), it appears to portray images of the back and front of a gaunt, sunken-eyed man. The…
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From Encyclopedia of World Religions: Encyclopedia of Catholicism
Also known as: Holy Shroud In the 20th century, the Shroud of Turin, a woven cloth about 14 by 3.5 feet with a human image on it, emerged as one of the most important and controversial relics of Christendom. The shroud is believed by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus. It is imprinted with the…
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From Chambers Dictionary of the Unexplained
A shroud claimed to be that used for Christ. In the Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Turin, a length of linen cloth is kept which many believe to be the shroud in which Jesus Christ was wrapped after the crucifixion. Imprinted on the fibres is an image of the naked body (front and back) of a…
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From Encyclopedia of Ancient Rome
City known originally as Augusta Taurinorum ; a creation of the Augustan policy of colonization throughout the Roman world, it was located in the Po Valley of Gallia Cisalpina and in the shadow of the Alps. Turin was a city of little consequence until 69 C.E., when the inhabitants had to extinguish…
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Studied at the Turin Conservatory with Giovanni Bolzoni, then in Vienna with Mandyczewski (1893–1900) and in Prague with Dvořák (1900–1901). Under Dvořák’s influence he became interested in the folk songs of his native Piedmont, and upon his return to Turin in 1901 he embarked on a project of…
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