Save Type Settlement Usage English, French, German, Piedmontese, Russian Scripts Турин(Russian) Pronounced Pron. tyoo-RIN(English) tə-RIN(English) TUY-REHN(French) too-REEN(German) tuy-REENG(Piedmontese) tuw-RYEEN(Russian) [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Latin Augusta Taurinorum, itself from Taurini, the name of a tribe. This is the name of the capital city of Piedmont, in northern Italy.