English Explanatory Dictionary

Mussolini

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Italian.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to Benito Mussolini.

Pronunciation

/ˌmʊsəˈliːni/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Mussolini.wav

Word forms

Mussolini Mussolinier Mussoliniest

Etymology

From Italian Mussolini, from mussola, mussolina (“muslin”), from Mussolo (“Mosul”), that is Mosul in northern Iraq.

Derived words

Cheetolini Mango Mussolini Muskolini Mussolinian Mussoliniesque Mussolinism Trumpolini
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