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I⋅tal⋅ian
[i-tal-yuh
n] 
–adjective
| 1. | of or pertaining to Italy, its people, or their language. |
–noun
| 2. | a native or inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent. |
| 3. | a Romance language, the language of Italy, official also in Switzerland. Abbreviation: It, It., Ital. |
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < ML Italiānus. See Italy, -an
1350–1400; ME < ML Italiānus. See Italy, -an
Related forms:
I⋅tal⋅ian⋅esque, adjective
Pronunciation note:
The pronunciation of Italian with an initial [ahy] sound (pronounced like the word eye) and often with level stress on the first and second syllables: [ahy-tal-yuhn] is heard primarily from uneducated speakers. This pronunciation is sometimes facetious or disparaging in purpose and is usually considered offensive.
The pronunciation of Italian with an initial
[ahy] sound (pronounced like the word eye) and often with level stress on the first and second syllables: [ahy-tal-yuhn] is heard primarily from uneducated speakers. This pronunciation is sometimes facetious or disparaging in purpose and is usually considered offensive.
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| I·tal·ian (ĭ-tāl'yən) adj. Of or relating to Italy or its people, language, or culture. n.
[Middle English, from Latin Italiānus, from Italia, Italy.] |
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Italian
I*tal"ian\, a. [Cf. F. italien, It. italiano. Cf. Italic.] Of or pertaining to Italy, or to its people or language. Italian cloth a light material of cotton and worsted; -- called also farmer's satin. Italian iron, a heater for fluting frills. Italian juice, Calabrian liquorice.Italian
I*tal"ian\, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Italy. 2. The language used in Italy, or by the Italians.
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Italian
1422, "native of Italy," from It. Italiano, from Italia "Italy," from L. Italia, probably from a Gk. alteration of Oscan Viteliu "Italy," but originally only the southwestern point of the peninsula, perhaps originally "land of cattle," related to L. vitulus "calf." Italianate (1572) is from It. Italianato "rendered Italian," from Italiano.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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