Tivoli

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See also: tivoli and tívolí

English

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Etymology

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From Italian Tivoli, from Latin Tībur.

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Tivoli

  1. An ancient city in the province of Rome, Lazio, Italy.
  2. An eastern suburb of Cork, County Cork, Ireland (Irish grid ref W 7072).
  3. A town in Grenada.

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Noun

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Tivoli (uncountable)

  1. A game resembling bagatelle, played on a special oblong board or table with a curved upper end, a set of numbered compartments at the lower end, side alleys, and the surface studded with pins and sometimes furnished with numbered depressions or cups.

Dutch

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Etymology

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  • (Eindhoven) First attested as Tivoli in 1936. Indirectly derived from Italian Tivoli. Named after a former café, which in turn was named after the Parisian Jardin de Tivoli.
  • (Tilburg) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈti.voː.li/
  • Hyphenation: Ti‧vo‧li

Proper noun

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Tivoli n

  1. A neighbourhood of Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
  2. A neighbourhood of Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin Tībur.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈti.vo.li/
  • Rhymes: -ivoli
  • Hyphenation: Tì‧vo‧li

Proper noun

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Tivoli f

  1. Tivoli (a city in Lazio, Italy)
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