Ticino

geographical name

Ti·​ci·​no tē-ˈchē-(ˌ)nō 

1

river 154 miles (248 kilometers) long in Switzerland and Italy flowing from the slopes of the Saint Gotthard Range southeast and southwest through Lake Maggiore into the Po River

2

or French Tessin

te-ˈsaⁿ 

canton of southern Switzerland bordering on Italy; capital Bellinzona area 1085 square miles (2821 square kilometers), population 334,000

Ticinese

ˌti-chə-ˈnēz 

-ˈnēs

adjective or noun