Italianate
I·tal·ian·ate
[adj. ih-tal-yuh-neyt, -nit; v. ih-tal-yuh-neyt] adjective, verb, I·tal·ian·at·ed, I·tal·ian·at·ing. 
yəˌneɪt, -nɪt; adjective
1.
Italianized; conforming to the Italian type or style or to Italian customs, manners, etc.
2.
Art. in the style of Renaissance or Baroque Italy.
3.
Architecture. noting 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.
verb (used with object)
4.
to Italianize.
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Italianate or Italianesque (ɪˈtæljənɪt, -ˌneɪt, ɪˌtæljəˈnɛsk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| Italian in style or character | |
| Italianesque or Italianesque | |
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