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. Alberto Grandi:

   When a community finds itself deprived of its sense of identity, because of whatever historical shock or fracture with its past, it invents traditions to act as founding myths, italian cuisine really is more American than it is Italian.

2. Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho:

   We were on the same side as the French government, with the Italian and Irish governments. I think it's bad to stigmatize southern European countries.

3. Robb Walsh:

   Texans don't put beans in the chili for the same reason that Italian-Americans don't dump spaghetti into the red sauce, cincinnati chili and Texas chili are essentially sauces served with other foods, often with beans on the side.

4. Giulio Regeni:

   I confirm that we will spare no efforts and continue to work with the Italian authorities to arrest the perpetrators, so that they can be punished according to the law.

5. Yvan Sagnet:

   All this must be done in Italy. But if nations like Britain and Australia that import Italian tomatoes begin to demand proof that they have been picked and produced by people treated with dignity and paid properly, this too is hugely important – and will save human lives.

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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