[too
r-in, tyoor-, too-rin, tyoo-] 
| a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65. 1,188,689. |
[sahr-din-ee-uh, -din-yuh] | 1. | a large island in the Mediterranean, W of Italy: with small nearby islands it comprises a department of Italy. 1,571,499; 9301 sq. mi. (24,090 sq. km). |
| 2. | a former kingdom 1720–1860, including this island and Savoy, Piedmont, and Genoa (after 1815) in NW Italy: ruled by the House of Savoy. Capital: Turin. |
[sahr-de-nyah] .| Tu·rin (tŏŏr'ĭn, tyŏŏr'-) A city of northwest Italy on the Po River west-southwest of Milan. An important Roman town, it was later a Lombard duchy and the capital of the kingdom of Sardinia (1720-1861). It was also the first capital of the new kingdom of Italy. Population: 901,000. |
Italian island in the Mediterranean Sea west of the mainland of Italy.
Note: The kingdom of Sardinia, which was founded in the early eighteenth century, became the nucleus of united Italy during the nineteenth century.