Trieste
Italy's easternmost harbor
Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy, at the head of the Adriatic Sea near the Slovenian border.
Long a crossroads of Italian, Slavic, and Germanic cultures, it served as the principal port of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until 1918.
James Joyce wrote much of *Ulysses* while living in Trieste.
Culturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- diversityState of varied elements
- SlovenianPerson from Ljubljana's nation
- CroatianOf a Balkan republic
- SerbianOf or from Serbia
Greek · Jewish · Austrian · Italian · multilingual · coexistence · tolerance · mosaic
European imperial dynasty
- Austro-HungarianFormer Central European empire
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
Napoleonic · annexation · Julius Caesar · World War I · World War II · archaeology · antiquity · empire
Safe anchorage for ships
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- marinaRecreational vessel harbor
- wharfShip docking structure
- quayWaterfront loading platform
Adriatic · shipping · cargo · freight · containers · vessels · anchorage · maritime
Edge of settlement
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- SloveniaBalkan republic, Alpine north
- YugoslaviaFormer South Slav federation
- Iron CurtainCold War's political divide
demarcation · partition · disputed · checkpoint · crossing · exile · buffer zone · Cold War
Cold Adriatic gale
- windAir current outdoors
- AdriaticSea east of Italy
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- karstEroded soluble rock terrain
Irish personal name
- DanubeMajor Central European river
- UlyssesGreek hero, Latinized
- coffeehouseEstablishment serving brewed beverages
- intellectualConcerning thought and reason
Rilke · modernist · psychoanalysis · Berlitz · exile
cosmopolitan
Culturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- diversityState of varied elements
- SlovenianPerson from Ljubljana's nation
- CroatianOf a Balkan republic
Serbian · Greek · Jewish · Austrian · Italian · multilingual · coexistence · tolerance · mosaic · interethnic
Habsburg
European imperial dynasty
- Austro-HungarianFormer Central European empire
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
medieval · Napoleonic · annexation · Julius Caesar · World War I · World War II · archaeology · antiquity · empire · occupation
harbor
Safe anchorage for ships
quay · Adriatic · shipping · cargo · freight · containers · vessels · anchorage · maritime · pier
frontier
Edge of settlement
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- SloveniaBalkan republic, Alpine north
- YugoslaviaFormer South Slav federation
Iron Curtain · demarcation · partition · disputed · checkpoint · crossing · exile · buffer zone · Cold War
bora
Cold Adriatic gale
- windAir current outdoors
- AdriaticSea east of Italy
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
karst · sunny · gusts · scirocco · coastal · mild · humid · stormy
Joyce
Irish personal name
- DanubeMajor Central European river
- UlyssesGreek hero, Latinized
- coffeehouseEstablishment serving brewed beverages
Rilke · intellectual · modernist · psychoanalysis · Berlitz · exile
castle
Fortified medieval residence