Italian
of or relating to Italy, its people, or their language.
Origin of Italian
1pronunciation note For Italian
Other words from Italian
- I·tal·ian·esque, adjective
- an·ti-I·tal·ian, adjective, noun
- half-I·tal·ian, adjective
- non-I·tal·ian, adjective, noun
- pro-I·tal·ian, adjective, noun
- pseu·do-I·tal·ian, adjective, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for Italian
/ (ɪˈtæljən) /
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
See Italian vermouth
relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Italy, its inhabitants, or their language
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