Definitions for Italian
ɪˈtæl yənital·ian

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. Italiannoun

   a native or inhabitant of Italy

2. Italianadjective

   the Romance language spoken in Italy

3. Italianadjective

   of or pertaining to or characteristic of Italy or its people or culture or language

   "Italian cooking"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.3 / 3 votes

1. Italiannoun

   An inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.

2. Italianadjective

   Pertaining to Italy, its people or its language.

3. Italiannoun

   The official language of Italy, also spoken in San Marino, the Vatican, and parts of Switzerland.

4. Etymology: Italianus, from Italia

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1. italian

   Italian can refer to: 1. A person who is from, or a citizen of Italy, a country in southern Europe. 2. The Romance language spoken mainly in Italy and some regions of Switzerland, San Marino, and the Vatican City. 3. Something relating to or characteristic of Italy, including its culture, customs, traditions, cuisine, fashion, art, and music.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Italianadjective

   of or pertaining to Italy, or to its people or language

2. Italiannoun

   a native or inhabitant of Italy

3. Italiannoun

   the language used in Italy, or by the Italians

4. Etymology: [Cf. F. italien, It. italiano. Cf. Italic.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Italian

   i-tal′yan, Italic, i-tal′ik, adj. of or relating to Italy or its people.—n. a native of Italy: the language of Italy.—vs.t. Ital′ianate, Ital′ianise, to make Italian.—vs.i. to play the Italian: to speak Italian.—n. Ital′ianism.—Italian architecture, the style practised by the Italian architects of the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries, which originated in a revival of the ancient architecture of Rome; Italian warehouseman, a dealer in the finer kinds of groceries, as macaroni, vermicelli, dried fruits, &c.—Italic version, or It′ala, a translation of the Bible into Latin, based on a still older version, called Old Latin, and made probably in the time of Augustine. [It. Italiano, Italico—L. Italia—Gr. italos, a bull.]

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1. italian

   Quotes by italian -- Explore a large variety of famous quotes made by italian on the Quotes.net website.

Matched Categories

1. • European

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Italian' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2516

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Italian' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4668

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Italian' in Nouns Frequency: #2306

4. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Italian' in Adjectives Frequency: #336

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for Italian »

1. antilia

How to pronounce Italian?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Italian in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Italian in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Italian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Italian in a Sentence

1. Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi:

   I express my deepest sorrow for the death of an Italian who dedicated his life to the service of others.

2. Tommaso Aquilano:

   The inspiration is the new Californian generation ... mixed with the new Italian generation.

3. Tim Ryan:

   I didn’t hear any calls for restraint from Director Mulvaney when the Administration used taxpayer dollars to buy a $43,000 phone booth or a $31,000 dining room table. Where is Director Mulvaney while the Administration is piling-up private jet costs and taking $120,000 Italian vacations — all on the government dime?

4. Matteo Salvini:

   I want to save lives but I’m paid by Italians to defend thesafety of Italian citizens. I don’t accept there are organizations ofpseudo-volunteers that endanger the lives of those who flee Africa and thenthink to disembark them all in Italy.

5. Matteo Salvini:

   The Europe of today cannot be reformed in my opinion, there's nothing to be reformed in Brussels. It's run by a group of people who hate the Italian people and economy in particular.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Italian
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Italian
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Italian
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Italian
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Italian