transcription, транскрипция: [ trē-ˈest, -ˈes-tē, -ˈes-tā ]
geographical name
or Slovene and Croatian Trst ˈtərst
city & port NE Italy capital of Friuli-Venezia Giulia on Gulf of Trieste (inlet at head of the Adriatic NW of the Istrian Peninsula) population 229,216; once belonged to Austria; part of Italy 1919-47; in 1947 made with surrounding territory the Free Territory of Trieste under administration of the United Nations; city with N part of Free Territory returned to Italy 1953, S part of territory having previously been absorbed into Yugoslavia
• Tri·es·tine trē-ˈes-tən, -ˌtēn adjective