Trieste
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Tri·este 
[tree-est; It. tree-es-te] Pronunciation Key
[tree-est; It. tree-es-te] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a seaport in NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste. 237,472. |
| 2. | 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. |
| 3. | Gulf of, an inlet at the N end of the Adriatic, in NE Italy. 20 mi. (32 km) wide. |
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| Tri·este
(trē-ěst', -ěs'tě) Pronunciation Key
A city of extreme northeast Italy on the Gulf of Trieste, an inlet of the Gulf of Venice at the head of the Adriatic Sea. Held by Austria from 1382 until 1919, Trieste became in 1947 the center of the Free Territory of Trieste administered by the United Nations. In 1954 the territory was divided; the city and northern zone were given to Italy and the remainder of the area became part of Yugoslavia. Population: 206,000. |
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