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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024It•a•ly (it′l ē),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa 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.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Italy /ˈɪtəlɪ/ n - a republic in S Europe, occupying a peninsula in the Mediterranean between the Tyrrhenian and the Adriatic Seas, with the islands of Sardinia and Sicily to the west: first united under the Romans but became fragmented into numerous political units in the Middle Ages; united kingdom proclaimed in 1861; under the dictatorship of Mussolini (1922–43); became a republic in 1946; a member of the European Union. It is generally mountainous, with the Alps in the north and the Apennines running the length of the peninsula. Official language: Italian. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: euro. Capital: Rome. Pop: 57 346 000 (2004 est) Area: 301 247 sq km (116 312 sq miles)
Italian name: Italia
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