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Italian
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
Italian
(noun)
Italian dressing
(noun)
Italy
(proper noun)
Italian
/ɪ
ˈ
tæljən/
noun
plural
Italians
Italian
/ɪ
ˈ
tæljən/
noun
plural
Italians
Britannica Dictionary definition of ITALIAN
1
[
count
]
a
:
a person born, raised, or living in Italy
b
:
a person whose family is from Italy
2
[
noncount
]
:
the language of the Italians
— Italian
adjective
Italian
food/politics
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