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Italian
/ ɪˈæə /
noun
- the official language of Italy and one of the official languages of Switzerland: the native language of approximately 60 million people. It belongs to the Romance group of the Indo-European family, and there is a considerable diversity of dialects
- a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Italy, or a descendant of one
- See Italian vermouth
adjective
- relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Italy, its inhabitants, or their language
Pronunciation Note
Other Word Forms
- ·ٲi·ܱ adjective
- t-·ٲi adjective noun
- -·ٲi adjective
- ԴDz-·ٲi adjective noun
- -·ٲi adjective noun
- d-·ٲi adjective noun
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Example Sentences
John Patrick Mallon, of Catholic video production company Sancta Familia Media, said the city was already packed full of people, with "extraordinary security measures" put in place by the Italian government.
Toss it with hot pasta and you’ve got one of Italian cuisine’s most iconic, satisfying dishes.
Still, the signs of the huge security operation mounted by the Vatican and Italian authorities were everywhere.
“When he called, everyone would gather near the screen and say hello, in Italian, in Arabic, in English,” said Romanelli, one of Gaza’s last remaining priests.
The booklet, published on the Vatican's website, is 87 pages long and contains the service in English, Italian and Latin.
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