Italy
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- proper noun
- /ˈɪtəli/
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Italia
- The art and architecture in Italy reflect its rich history as the center of the Roman Empire.
- southern Italy
- northern Italy
- central Italy
Tonight, the title of her lecture is Italy After Berlusconi.
- Tonight, the title of her lecture is Italy After Berlusconi.
- When did you move from Italy back to America?
- It's all, you know, Verona, Italy in summer.
- And so I think in Italy, the food was truly different.
- They said we're flying out to Italy, you're going to represent us.
- Well, this week, yet another front opens as Italy joins the war.
- And then Juliana says, well, didn't Italy win the war?
- After success in North Africa, he wants Italy for the Empire.
- Made in Italy always sounds so fancy.
- Actually he, he stopped it in Italy to Rome.
- He's been all over the world, Balkans, Italy, Zion with you.
- You know, that was in Germany, Italy, Japan and Spain.
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When did you move from Italy back to America?
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We're in Italy, after all.
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And, and I was in Italy on this weird project.
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In my field in Italy at the moment, yes.
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I am actually in Italy next week for work.
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And so I think in Italy, the food was truly different.
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Germany and Italy have signed a military alliance.
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My brother was obsessed with Italy.
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My grandparents emigrated from southern Italy from small towns.
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An overwhelming number of Albanians work and live in Greece, Italy, and other European countries.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
The country of Italy in southern Europe that has an elected president
Surface Forms
Etymology
Italy comes from the old name Italia, which probably meant 'land of young cattle' from a word like vitulus meaning 'calf'. One popular story says it was named after a king called Italus, but the 'calf' image is a helpful way to remember why the country is called Italy today.