“Chiantishire”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

Chiantishire

释义

Chiantishire, n. Brit. humorous.
Brit. |kɪˈantiʃ(ɪ)ə|, U.S. |kiˈɑn(t)iˌʃɪ(ə)r|
[Humorously > n.) + shire n., as if representing the name of an English county.]
The region of Tuscany in Italy, esp. the area surrounding the Chianti Mountains, perceived in terms of its popularity as a holiday destination for British tourists and as a home for British expatriates.
1986Independent 17 Nov. 17/3 ‘Chiantishire’—the English-dominated countryside around Florence—has about it an ‘atmosphere of weekend Surrey’.1994Bon Appétit July 63/2 Everywhere I went I heard the accents of Englishmen who have come to live or visit here. They number so many that back home the area is known as ‘Chiantishire’.1999Design Week 10 Sept. 13/1 We were..staying in one of a string of working hilltop towns that command the foothills of the Apennines. This isn't Chiantishire: tourists don't usually go there.

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