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  • 1Italian — may refer to : *Italy *Italian language, a Romance language spoken primarily in Italy *Italians, an ethnic group *Italian history, history of the nation *Italian art, art of the nation *Italian cuisine, food of the nation *Italian culture,… …

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  • 2italian — ITALIÁN, Ă, italieni, e, s.m. şi f., adj. 1. s.m. şi f. Persoană care face parte din populaţia de bază a Italiei sau este originară din Italia. 2. adj. Care aparţine Italiei sau populaţiei ei, privitor la Italia sau la populaţia ei; italienesc. ♦ …

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  • 3Italian — I*tal ian, a. [Cf. F. italien, It. italiano. Cf. {Italic}.] Of or pertaining to Italy, or to its people or language. [1913 Webster] {Italian cloth} a light material of cotton and worsted; called also {farmer s satin}. {Italian iron}, a heater for …

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  • 4Italian — greyhound (toy dog); Italian hand (script originating in Italy in medieval times or craftiness); Italian dressing (salad dressing) …

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  • 5Italian — ► NOUN 1) a person from Italy. 2) the language of Italy, descended from Latin. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to Italy or Italian. DERIVATIVES Italianize (also Italianise) verb …

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  • 6Italian — I*tal ian, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Italy. [1913 Webster] 2. The language used in Italy, or by the Italians. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 7Italian — early 15c., native of Italy, from It. Italiano, from Italia Italy (see ITALY (Cf. Italy)). As an adjective from 1640s …

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  • 8Italian — [i tal′yən] adj. [ME < L Italianus < Italia] of Italy or its people, language, or culture n. 1. a person born or living in Italy 2. the Romance language spoken in Italy …

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  • 9Italian — Italianesque, adj. /i tal yeuhn/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to Italy, its people, or their language. n. 2. a native or inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent. 3. a Romance language, the language of Italy, official also in Switzerland …

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  • 10Italian — [[t]ɪtæ̱liən[/t]] ♦♦♦ Italians 1) ADJ Italian means belonging or relating to Italy, or to its people, language, or culture. I watch Italian football a lot. 2) N COUNT An Italian is an Italian citizen, or a person of Italian origin. 3) N UNCOUNT… …

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