I·tal·ian ( -t l y n)adj. Of or relating to Italy or its people, language, or culture. n.1. a. A native or inhabitant of Italy. b. A person of Italian descent. 2. The Romance language of the Italians and an official language of Switzerland.
[Middle English, from Latin Itali nus, from Italia, Italy.] |
Italian Adjective
of Italy
Noun
1. a person from Italy
2. the official language of Italy and one of the official languages of Switzerland
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | Italian - a native or inhabitant of Italy Italia, Italian Republic, Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD European - a native or inhabitant of Europe Etruscan - a native or inhabitant of ancient Etruria; the Etruscans influenced the Romans (who had suppressed them by about 200 BC) Roman - a resident of modern Rome Sabine - a member of an ancient Oscan-speaking people of the central Apennines north of Rome who were conquered and assimilated into the Roman state in 290 BC Tuscan - a resident of Tuscany Oscan - an Oscan-speaking member of an ancient people of Campania Samnite - an Oscan-speaking member of an ancient people of Campania who clashed repeatedly with the early Romans Florentine - a native or resident of Florence, Italy Genoese - a native or resident of Genoa Milanese - a native or inhabitant of Milan Sardinian - a native or inhabitant of Sardinia |
| 2. | Italian - the Romance language spoken in ItalySignora - an Italian title or form of address for a married woman Signorina - an Italian title or form of address for an unmarried woman Old Italian - the Italian language up to the middle of the 16th century Sardinian - the Italian dialect spoken in Sardinia; sometimes considered a separate language with many loan words from Spanish Tuscan - a dialect of Italian spoken in Tuscany (especially Florence) Italia, Italian Republic, Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD donna - an Italian woman of rank |
| Adj. | 1. | Italian - of or pertaining to or characteristic of Italy or its people or culture or language; "Italian cooking" |
Translations
Italian [ɪˈtæljən] adj →
italien(ne) Italian [ɪˈtæljən] adj →
italiano/athe Italians →
gli Italiani