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Ticinese (ticines ticinées) is a comprehensive denomination for the varieties of the Lombard language spoken in Canton Ticino (Tessin) and in the north of the Province of Varese.The term Ticinesi refers to the citizens of Ticino or speakers of the language.Ticinese koiné refers to a koiné form used by speakers of local dialects (particularly those diverging from the koinè itself as e.g. Leventinese etc.) when communicating with speakers of other Western Lombard dialects of Ticino the Grisons (collectively known as Swiss Italian) or Italian Lombardy[citation needed].