Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of central Italy east-northeast of Rome. Tivoli contains the ruins of several ancient Roman villas and is also noted for its waterfalls.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A game resembling bagatelle, played on a special oblong board or table (Tivoli board or Tivoli table), which has a curved upper end, a set of numbered compartments at the lower end, side alleys, and the surface studded with pins and sometimes furnished with numbered depressions or cups.
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- proper noun An ancient city in the Italian region of
Lazio .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a town twenty miles to the east of Rome (Tibur is the ancient name); a summer resort during the Roman empire; noted for its waterfalls
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Examples
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“A great lunch, Captain Nielsen, Tivoli is everything you said it would be.”
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It doesn't get more charming or authentic than the two-bedroom, 1400 sq. foot "Kathleen's Barn" in Tivoli, New York.
Country Home Rentals For A Relaxing NY Weekend (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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“A great lunch, Captain Nielsen, Tivoli is everything you said it would be.”
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Even though it looks retro, the technologically advanced Tivoli is compatible with iPods and other MP3 players.
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In the rest of the review, this translates to the criticism that The Confessions of Max Tivoli is too clever, The Dew Breaker too "exotic," Little Children too jokey.
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Tivoli is a character that will stick with me for a long time.
A Rosy Greer 2004
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Tivoli is a character that will stick with me for a long time.
March 2004 2004
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He went to school in Tivoli and Rome, and entered the University of Rome as a student of engineering in 1922.
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"No; she is staying in Tivoli till the end of the week," Jenny answered a little nervously.
Jenny: A Novel 1921
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All these places were frequented much more than Tivoli is to-day.
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