word of the day: Tyrolean

The word of the day is Tyrolean:

Etymology:  < Tyrol (see def.) + -ean suffix.

A. adj.Belonging to Tyrol (often called ‘the Tyrol’), a former crown land of Austria-Hungary, embracing the present Austrian province of Tyrol and parts of northern Italy. 

B. n.A native or inhabitant of Tyrol. (OED)

"On a deck with a view of the Tower of London, some non-Austrian-looking office workers stood drinking pints of Steigl.  They had already got their pictures taken on the ski lift - there were goggles and everything - against a painted Tyrolean backdrop."

 - Lauren Collins, "Olympics postcard: Globe-trotter", 13 & 20 August 2012 The New Yorker