Italian means belonging or relating to Italy, or to its people, language, or culture.
I watch Italian football a lot.
2. countable noun
An Italian is a person who comes from Italy.
3. uncountable noun
Italian is the language spoken in Italy, and in parts of Switzerland.
Italian in British English
(ɪˈtæljən)
noun
1.
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
2.
a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Italy, or a descendant of one
3. Italian vermouth
adjective
4.
relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Italy, its inhabitants, or their language
Italian in American English
(ɪˈtæljən)
adjective
1.
of Italy or its people, language, or culture
noun
2.
a person born or living in Italy
3.
the Romance language spoken in Italy
Word origin
ME < L Italianus < Italia
Word lists with
Italian
cuisines and cooking styles
In other languages
Italian
British English: Italian /ɪˈtæljən/ ADJECTIVE
Italian means belonging or relating to Italy, or to its people, language, or culture.
I watch Italian football a lot.
American English: Italian
Arabic: إِيطَالِيٌّ
Brazilian Portuguese: italiano
Chinese: 意大利的
Croatian: talijanski
Czech: italský
Danish: italiensk fra Italien
Dutch: Italiaans
European Spanish: italiano
Finnish: italialainen adjektiivi
French: italien
German: italienisch
Greek: ιταλικός
Italian: italiano
Japanese: イタリアの
Korean: 이탈리아의
Norwegian: italiensk
Polish: włoski
European Portuguese: italiano
Romanian: italian
Russian: итальянский
Latin American Spanish: italiano
Swedish: italiensk
Thai: เกี่ยวกับอิตาลี
Turkish: İtalyan
Ukrainian: італійський
Vietnamese: thuộc nước/người/tiếng Ý
British English: Italian /ɪˈtæljən/ NOUN
person An Italian is a person who comes from Italy.
American English: Italian person
Arabic: إِيطَالِيٌّ person
Brazilian Portuguese: italiano pessoa
Chinese: 意大利人
Croatian: Talijan
Czech: Ital
Danish: italiener
Dutch: Italiaan persoon
European Spanish: italiano
Finnish: italialainen henkilö
French: Italien
German: Italiener
Greek: Ιταλός πρόσωπο
Italian: italiano
Japanese: イタリア人
Korean: 이탈리아 사람
Norwegian: italiener
Polish: Włoch
European Portuguese: italiano pessoa
Romanian: italian
Russian: итальянец
Latin American Spanish: italiano
Swedish: italienare
Thai: ชาวอิตาเลียน
Turkish: İtalyan kişi
Ukrainian: італієць
Vietnamese: người Ý
British English: Italian /ɪˈtæljən/ NOUN
languageItalian is the language spoken in Italy, and in parts of Switzerland.
American English: Italian language
Arabic: اللغة الإيطالية language
Brazilian Portuguese: italiano língua
Chinese: 意大利语
Croatian: talijanski
Czech: italština
Danish: italiensk sprog
Dutch: Italiaans taal
European Spanish: italiano
Finnish: italia
French: italien
German: Italienisch
Greek: Ιταλικά γλώσσα
Italian: italiano
Japanese: イタリア語
Korean: 이탈리아어
Norwegian: italiensk
Polish: język włoski
European Portuguese: italiano língua
Romanian: italiană
Russian: итальянский язык
Latin American Spanish: italiano idioma
Swedish: italienska
Thai: ภาษาอิตาเลียน
Turkish: İtalyanca dil
Ukrainian: італійська мова
Vietnamese: tiếng Ý
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Italian sixth
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Italian cypress
a tall Eurasian cypress , cupressus sempervirens , native to the eastern Mediterranean region
Italian sonnet
→ Petrarchan sonnet
Italian spinone
a strongly-built gun dog with a wiry white coat and pendulous ears
Italian spinoni
a strongly-built gun dog with a wiry white coat and pendulous ears
Italian dressing
a strongly flavored vinaigrette for salads, containing garlic , oregano, red peppers , etc.
Italian greyhound
a breed of dog like a miniature greyhound
Italian overture
a short piece in three movements common in the 17th and 18th centuries
Italian provincial
designating or of a style of rural , Italian furniture of the 18th and 19th cent ., with straight lines and simple decoration , usually of fruitwood or mahogany
Italian restaurant
A restaurant is a place where you can eat a meal and pay for it. In restaurants your food is usually served to you at your table by a waiter or waitress .
Italian Somaliland
a former Italian colony in E Africa , united with British Somaliland in 1960 to form the independent republic of Somalia
Italian vermouth
sweet vermouth
Italian East Africa
a former Italian territory in E Africa , formed in 1936 from the possessions of Eritrea , Italian Somaliland , and Ethiopia : taken by British forces in 1941
crimson clover
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Petrarchan sonnet
a sonnet form associated with the poet Petrarch , having an octave rhyming a b b a a b b a and a sestet rhyming either c d e c d e or c d c d c d
non-
Non- is used in front of adjectives and nouns to form adjectives that describe something as not having a particular quality or feature .