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Webster 1913 Edition


Italian

I-tal′ian

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
italien
, It.
italiano
. Cf.
Italic
.]
Of or pertaining to Italy, or to its people or language.
Italian cloth
a light material of cotton and worsted; – called also
farmer’s satin
.
Italian iron
,
a heater for fluting frills.
Italian juice
,
Calabrian liquorice.

I-tal′ian

,
Noun.
1.
A native or inhabitant of Italy.
2.
The language used in Italy, or by the Italians.

Webster 1828 Edition


Italian

ITAL'IAN

,
Adj.
Pertaining to Italy.

ITAL'IAN

,
Noun.
A native of Italy.
1.
The language used in Italy, or by the Italians.

Definition 2024


Italian

Italian

See also: italian

English

Wikiversity

Adjective

Italian (comparative more Italian, superlative most Italian)

  1. Pertaining to Italy, its people or its language.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • Italian cloth
  • Italian iron
  • Italian juice

Translations

Noun

Italian (plural Italians)

  1. An inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.
    • 2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:
      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.

Translations

Proper noun

Italian

  1. The official language of Italy, also spoken in San Marino, the Vatican, and parts of Switzerland.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • Wiktionary's coverage of Italian terms
  • Appendix:Italian Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Italian

Finnish

Proper noun

Italian

  1. Genitive singular form of Italia.

italian

italian

See also: Italian

Finnish

Noun

italian

  1. Genitive singular form of italia.

Anagrams


Occitan

Adjective

italian m (feminine singular italiana, masculine plural italians, feminine plural italianas)

  1. Italian

Noun

italian m (plural italians)

  1. the Italian language
  2. a Italian person

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌi.ta.liˈan/

Adjective

italian m, n (feminine singular italiană, masculine plural italieni, feminine and neuter plural italiene)

  1. Italian

Declension

Synonyms

  • italienesc

Noun

italian m (plural italieni, feminine equivalent italiană)

  1. an Italian man

Declension

See also