ALL meanings of trieste
Tri·este
T t - noun trieste a seaport in NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste. 1
- noun trieste Free Territory of, an area bordering the N Adriatic: originally a part of Italy; designated a free territory by the UN 1947; N zone, including the city of Trieste, 86 sq. mi. (223 sq. km) administered by the U.S. and Great Britain from 1947 until it was turned over to Italy in 1954; S zone 199 sq. mi. (515 sq. km) incorporated into Yugoslavia; now part of Slovenia. 1
- noun trieste Gulf of, an inlet at the N end of the Adriatic, in NE Italy. 20 miles (32 km) wide. 1
- noun trieste a port in NE Italy, capital of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, on the Gulf of Trieste at the head of the Adriatic Sea: under Austrian rule (1382–1918); capital of the Free Territory of Trieste (1947–54); important transit port for central Europe. Pop: 211 184 (2001) 0
- noun trieste seaport in NE Italy, on an inlet (Gulf of Trieste) of the Adriatic: pop. 228,000 0
- noun trieste Free Territory offormer region surrounding this city: created & administered by the United Nations (1947) and divided between Italy & Yugoslavia (1954) 0