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51Italian name — A name in Italian consists of a given name ( nome ) and a surname ( cognome ). Surnames are normally written after given names. Occasionally in official documents, the surname may be written before given names. In speech, the use of given name… …
52Martin of Aragon (heir of Sicily) — For other uses, see Martin of Aragon (disambiguation). Martin Prince of Sicily, Infante of Aragon House House of Barcelona Father Martin I of Sicily Mother Blanche I of Navarre Born 17 December 1406(1 …
53Mafia — (MAH fee ah) [Sicilian dialect, of obscure origin, possibly meaning courage, bravura, or “my faith”] A name applied indiscriminately in the 19th century to groups of Sicilians who shared a common hostility to legal authority and who believed… …
54Mafia — [ mafɪə] noun [treated as sing. or plural] 1》 (the Mafia) an organized international body of criminals originating in Sicily and having a complex and ruthless behavioural code. 2》 (usu. mafia) a group exerting a hidden sinister influence: the… …
55Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
56Romance languages — Romance Geographic distribution: Originally Southern Europe and parts of Africa; now also Latin America, Canada, parts of Lebanon and much of Western Africa Linguistic classification: Indo European Italic …
57Calabrian dialects — Calabrian dict in Vallata dello Stilaro variant. Cu on da sapa e ruggia leva u saccu randa The primary languages of the Calabria region are Standard Italian and many regional varieties of the Italo Dalmatian group collectively known as Calabrian… …
58Italian dialects — For the regional languages of Italy, sometimes also called dialects , see Languages of Italy. Languages and dialects of Italy Dialects of Italian (not to be confused with the Languages of Italy) are regional varieties of the Italian language,… …
59Arabic language — Arabic redirects here. For other uses, see Arabic (disambiguation). For the literary standard, see Modern Standard Arabic. For vernaculars, see varieties of Arabic. For others, see Arabic languages. Arabic العربية/عربي/عربى al ʿarabiyyah/ʿarabī …
60Languages of Italy — Dialects of Italy redirects here. For dialects of the Italian language, see Italian dialects. Languages of Italy Languages of Italy by groups[1 …
