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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024I•tal•ian /ɪˈtælyən/USA pronunciation adj. - of or relating to Italy.
of or relating to the language spoken in Italy.n. - [countable] a person born or living in Italy.
- [uncountable] the language spoken in Italy.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024I•tal•ian (i tal′yən),USA pronunciation adj. - Language Varieties, Place Namesof or pertaining to Italy, its people, or their language.
n. - Language Varietiesa native or inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.
- Language Varietiesa Romance language, the language of Italy, official also in Switzerland. Abbr.: It, It., Ital.
- Medieval Latin Italiānus. See Italy, -an
- 1350–1400; Middle English
The pronunciation of Italian with an initial (ī)USA pronunciation sound (pronounced like the word eye ) and often with level stress on the first and second syllables: (ī′tal′yən)USA pronunciation is heard primarily from uneducated speakers. This pronunciation is sometimes facetious or disparaging in purpose and is usually considered offensive. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Italian /ɪˈtæljən/ n - 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
adj - relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Italy, its inhabitants, or their language
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