English Explanatory Dictionary

Italy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A country in Southern Europe. Official names: Italian Republic and Republic of Italy. Capital and largest city: Rome.
  2. Synonym of Apennine Peninsula.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪtəli/ [ˈɪ.ɾə.li] [ˈɪʔ.li] [ˈɪ.tə.lɪj] [ˈi.tɐ.li] [ˈɪθ̠əli] [ˈɪhəli] [ˈɪʔəli] En-us-Italy.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Italy.wav /ˈɪ.ʈə.li/ /ˈɪʈ.li/

Word forms

Italy

Etymology

Etymology tree Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 (víteliú)bor.? Ancient Greek Ῑ̓ταλίᾱ (Ītalíā)der. Latin Italiabor. Old English Italia English Italy Inherited from Old English Italia. Usually explained as a cognate of vitulus (“calf”), thus meaning "land of young bulls" in Oscan. In that case, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wet- (“year”). According to some ancient Greek authors, named after a king Italus or Italos, whose kingdom was on the peninsula. Doublet of Italia.

Synonyms

Italia Apennine Peninsula

Derived words

Italexit Italian Italianate Italianisation Italianization Italianise Italianize Italic Italiot Italish Itallywood Italo- Italophile Italophobe Italygate Italy towel New Italy NoLIta Shitaly
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