Italy
Etymology

From Middle English Italy, Italie, from Old English Italia, from Latin Italia, via Ancient Greek Ῑ̓ταλίᾱ, from osc 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞.

Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈɪtəli/
    • (America) IPA: [ˈɪ.ɾə.li]
    • (SSB) IPA: [ˈɪ.tə.li]
    • (Ghanaian) IPA: [ˈi.tɐ.li]
Proper noun
  1. A country in Southern Europe.
    • 19th century, Thomas Hodgkin, Italy and her invaders, title:
      Italy and her invaders
  2. Synonym of Apennine Peninsula
Translations


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