italian
/ɪˈtæl.jən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.66 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Pertaining to Italy.
adj
Pertaining to its people or their cultures.
adj
Pertaining to their language.
noun
A style of cuisine or individual dishes of or associated with Italy or Italian people.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Italian borders"
- "Italian cuisines"
- "Italian verbs"
- "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, even for general purposes; while for books of devotion it appears to have been deemed the more orthodox; the Italian style of type being deemed an innovation."
- "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."
Etymology
From Middle English Italian, from Medieval Latin Italiānus, from Latin Italia (“Italy”). By surface analysis, Italia + -n.
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Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪˈtæl.jən/
- British English: /ɪˈtæl.jən/
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Wiktionary’s coverage of Italian terms
Old Italian