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Italian.

Pertaining to Italy.

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Meaning & usage

adj/ɪˈtæl.jən/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/aɪˈtæl.jən//əˈtæl.jən/Australia/ɪˈtæl.jən/Australia

  1. Pertaining to Italy.

    Italian borders

  2. Pertaining to its people or their cultures.

    Italian cuisines

  3. Pertaining to their language.

    Italian verbs

  4. Using an italic style; italic.

    not-comparable · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English Italian, from Medieval Latin Italiānus, from Latin Italia (“Italy”). By surface analysis, Italia + -n.

noun/ɪˈtæl.jən/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/aɪˈtæl.jən//əˈtæl.jən/Australia/ɪˈtæl.jən/Australia

  1. A person from Italy or of Italian descent.

    countable
    A tour group of Italians is visiting Westminster Cathedral today.

  2. A style of cuisine or individual dishes of or associated with Italy or Italian people.

    uncountable
    A: What's for dinner tonight? B: I don't know about you, but I'm ready for some Italian tonight!

  3. Ellipsis of Italian cloth.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · ellipsis
    They bought a bolt of the finest Italian that can be had this side of Italy.

  4. Ellipsis of Italian vermouth, a dark-colored sweet or mildly bitter vermouth.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · uncountable
    gin and Italian

  5. Ellipsis of Italian bread.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · ellipsis · uncountable
    Can I please get a meatball sub on Italian? Thank you!

  6. Ellipsis of Italian sandwich.

    Maine · abbreviation · alt-of · countable · ellipsis
    Can I please get an Italian and a beer? Thank you!
Where this word comes from

From Middle English Italian, from Medieval Latin Italiānus, from Latin Italia (“Italy”). By surface analysis, Italia + -n.

name/ɪˈtæl.jən/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/aɪˈtæl.jən//əˈtæl.jən/Australia/ɪˈtæl.jən/Australia

  1. The official language of Italy, also spoken in San Marino, the Vatican, and parts of Argentina, Slovenia and Switzerland; various varieties (dialects) exist.

    The tour group asked their questions in Italian, and their tour guide translated.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English Italian, from Medieval Latin Italiānus, from Latin Italia (“Italy”). By surface analysis, Italia + -n.

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