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

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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

Anagrams for Italian »

1. antilia

How to pronounce Italian?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Danilo Toninelli:

   We don't want anymore sea rescues by Frontex if the European agency then finds itself with no choice but to bring those rescued to Italian ports, the battle that we are waging ... is to move Frontex onto solid ground in transit countries.

2. Sergio Mattarella:

   I propose to be the defense lawyer of the Italian people.

3. Infrastructure Minister Graziano Delrio:

   Prosecutor Salvi has made two arrests this evening of persons involved, that shows the Italian justice is working.

4. Vincenzo Longo:

   The group holds more than 100 billion euros in Italian government bonds and the treasury will remain the top shareholder, so buying into it meant placing a bet on the country.

5. De Blasio:

   As a proud Italian-American, I am deeply troubled by the lack of action by the European Union and the way that Italy has been left to fend for itself very unfairly, europe can't decide to be unified some of the time and ignore important issues at other times.

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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