Istria

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin Histria. Named after the Istrian Peninsula, a peninsula in the Adriatic. === Proper noun === Istria an asteroid in Main Belt, Solar System ==== Synonyms ==== == English == === Etymology === From Latin Histria, from Ancient Greek Ἱστρία (Histría), named after Ἵστρων (Hístrōn) (ἔθνος (éthnos)), the ethnicon of the Illyrian/Venetic tribe of the Histri who inhabited the region. The name could itself be related to Hister, a Roman name for the Danube, from Ancient Greek Ἰστρίη (Istríē), the Dacian-Thracian name for the river god Danubius, a name meaning "swift," and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂- (“to flow”). Also see Histria. === Proper noun === Istria A peninsula in Croatia, Slovenia and Italy, on the northeastern coast of the Adriatic Sea: The Istrian Peninsula. A county in western Croatia. County seat: Pazin. ==== Derived terms ==== Istrian Istrian scale Istro- Istro-Romanian ==== Translations ==== === See also === 183 Istria Trieste === References === === Anagrams === Stiria, stiria == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈis.trja/, /ˈis.tri.a/ Rhymes: -istrja, -istria Hyphenation: Ì‧stria, Ì‧stri‧a === Proper noun === Istria f Istria === References === === Anagrams === Stiria, ristai, ristia, satiri, stirai, striai, tirasi == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰστρία (Istría). === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Istria f a commune of Constanța County, Romania a village in Istria, Constanța County, Romania == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈistɾja/ [ˈis.t̪ɾja] Rhymes: -istɾja Syllabification: Is‧tria === Proper noun === Istria f Istria (peninsula in the Adriatic)