Torino

Italian name for Turin

Torino is the Italian name for Turin, a major city in northwestern Italy.

English speakers encounter Torino primarily through the 2006 Winter Olympics held there and through Fiat's sporty Gran Torino model, which Ford later adopted for its own muscle car.

In Italian contexts, Torino is standard; in English, Turin remains more common.

city

Piedmont

Mountain-base territory

JuventusHistoric Turin football club
AlpsEuropean mountain system
PoElement eighty-four's symbol

Savoy · Baroque · vermouth · grissini · agnolotti · tramway · Valentino

typography

Georgia

Name shared by country and state

TrajanSecond-century Roman emperor
BellNotable family name
CochinSouth Indian coastal city

Cambria · Palatino · Century · Baskerville · Times · Minion · Joanna · Electra

Categories

2006World Cup, Winter Olympics, PlayStation 3, midterm elections, Happy Feet
Famous VehiclesBatmobile, DeLorean, KITT, Mystery Machine, Ecto-1
Olympic CitiesAthens, Barcelona, Beijing, Berlin, London
Italian ClubsJuventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Roma, Napoli
Italian FootballJuventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Napoli, Lazio
Muscle CarsMustang, Camaro, Challenger, Charger, Chevelle

Opposites

naming convention

TorinoTurin

Piedmont's chief city

Florence · Rome · Naples · Venice · Milan

italian regional rivalry

TorinoRoma

Traveler ethnic group

Napoli · Bologna

football club rivalry (turin derby)

TorinoJuventus

Historic Turin football club

Phrases

Gran TorinoFord performance model, 1968-1976

Family

Turin, taurine, toro

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G