Italian
Pertaining to Italy.
Adjective
- Pertaining to Italy.
- Italian borders
- Pertaining to its people or their cultures.
- Italian cuisines
Hypernyms: European
- Pertaining to their language.
- Italian verbs
Hypernyms: Indo-European
- Using an italic style; italic.
- It has been shown that there was a great disposition on the part of some German printers, especially Albert Durer, to adopt the rounded Italian type; others preferring the crisp angularity of the Gothic black-letter,...
Origin
From Middle English Italian, from Medieval Latin Italiānus, from Latin Italia (“Italy”).
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anti-Italian Italian a Italian bee Italian brainrot Italian brain rot Italian bread Italian cloth Italian cypress Italian dandelion Italian dressing Italian East Africa Italian Game Italian green bean Italian greyhound Italian ice Italian iron Italian ivy Italian juice Italian kale Italian millet Italian paste Italian Riviera Italian sighthound Italian Somaliland
Noun
- A person of a Romance ethnic group native to Italy.
- A tour group of Italians is visiting Westminster Cathedral today.
- As Di Matteo celebrated and captain John Terry raised the trophy for the fourth time, the Italian increased his claims to become the permanent successor to Andre Villas-Boas by landing a trophy. - 2012 May 5, Phil...
Synonyms: dago Eyetie Itie goombah greaseball guido guinea Italian macaroni paisan pizzahead pizza nigger spaghetti spic spigotty white negro white nigger wog wop
- 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.
- In Occitan a stroll, una passejada, is close to the Italian passeggiata, and a reminder of what a public business it is to amble these streets. - 2024 July 20, Fiona Sampson, “The other Dordogne: exploring France’s...
Coordinate Terms: Old Italian
- A style of cuisine or individual dishes of or associated with Italy or Italian people.
- A: What's for dinner tonight? B: I don't know about you, but I'm ready for some Italian tonight!
- Simple Cannoli, Lemon Ice, or a delicious Tira Mi Su. With so many wonderful recipes, you can eat Italian anytime. - 1995, Betty Crocker's New Italian Cooking, page 5:
- Ellipsis of Italian cloth.
- They bought a bolt of the finest Italian that can be had this side of Italy.
- Ellipsis of Italian vermouth, a dark-colored sweet or mildly bitter vermouth.
- gin and Italian
- So the English women would have been interested in American drinks, and in came the gin-and-Italian, for example. - 1971, John Doxat, The World of Drinks and Drinking, page 102:
- Ellipsis of Italian bread.
- Can I please get a meatball sub on Italian? Thank you!
- Ellipsis of Italian sandwich.
- Can I please get an Italian and a beer? Thank you!