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Italian
/ ɪˈæə /
noun
the official language of Italy and one of the official languages of Switzerland: the native language of approximately 60 million people. It belongs to the Romance group of the Indo-European family, and there is a considerable diversity of dialects
a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Italy, or a descendant of one
See Italian vermouth
adjective
relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Italy, its inhabitants, or their language
Pronunciation Note
Other 51Թ Forms
- Italianesque adjective
- anti-Italian adjective
- half-Italian adjective
- non-Italian adjective
- pro-Italian adjective
- pseudo-Italian adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
Over the years, she became a fixture on the Food Network, known for her bold teaching style and deep love of Italian cuisine.
According to Italian media almost every luxury hotel has been booked out by the wedding party, as have many water taxis.
Waiting our turn, we’re left to contemplate the soles of his feet — a familiar symbol of path-following humility, whether in Andrea Mantegna’s Italian Renaissance painting of a “Dead Christ” or countless Asian sculptures of Buddha.
Somalia, a former Italian colony, has experienced a prolonged period of civil war after the government of President Siad Barre collapsed in January 1991.
An Italian museum has called on patrons to "respect art" after a couple was filmed breaking a chair covered in hundreds of glittering crystals.
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