German Tirol, ultimately from Celtic tir "land" (see Tyrone). Related: Tyrolean.
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Tyrone
Irish county, from Irish Tir Eoghain "Eoghan's Land," from Eoghan "Owen," ancestor of the O'Neills, who owned land here. Tir also forms the final syllable in Leinster, Munster, Ulster.