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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. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024I•tal•ian•ate (adj. i tal′yə nāt′, -nit;v. i tal′yə nāt′),USA pronunciation adj., v., -at•ed, -at•ing. adj. - Italianized;
conforming to the Italian type or style or to Italian customs, manners, etc. - Architecture, Fine Art[Art.]in the style of Renaissance or Baroque Italy.
- Architecturenoting or pertaining to a mid-Victorian American style remotely based on Romanesque vernacular residential and castle architecture of the Italian countryside, but sometimes containing Renaissance and Baroque elements.
v.t. - to Italianize.
- Italian italianato. See Italian, -ate1
- 1560–70
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Italianate /ɪˈtæljənɪt -ˌneɪt/, Italianesque /ɪˌtæljəˈnɛsk/ adj - Italian in style or character
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