Italy Definition

ĭtl-ē
pronoun

A country in southern Europe, one of the states of the European Union. Official name: The Italian Republic (in Italian, la Repubblica Italiana).

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A peninsula in the Mediterranean, occupied by the countries of Italy, San Marino and the Vatican.

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Origin of Italy

  • From Middle English Italy, Italie, from Old English Italia (“Italy”), from Latin Ītalia (“Italy”), via Ancient Greek Ἰταλία (Ītaliā), from Oscan (Víteliú) (a name for the southwestern tip of the boot of Italy), meaning "land of bulls" in Oscan; usually assumed to be a cognate of vitulus (“calf”), despite the different length of the i.

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Italy Sentence Examples

  • The Lombard campaign had produced important effects throughout the rest of Italy.

  • The Italian cause had been crushed, but revolution and war had strengthened the feeling of unity, for Neapolitans had fought for Venice, Lombards for Rome, Piedmontese for all Italy.

  • Both the king and his minister realized that Piedmont alone, even with the help of the National Society, could not expel Austria from Italy without foreign assistance.

  • At the opening of the Piedmontese parliament in 1859, Victor Emmanuel pronounced the memorable words that he could not be insensible to the cry of pain (ii grido di dolore) which reached him from all parts of Italy.

  • Suddenly on the 14th of January 1858 Napoleons life was attempted by Felice Orsini a Mazzinian Romagnol, who believed that Napoleon was the chief obstacle to the success of the revolution in Italy.

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Words Starting With

IITITA

Words Ending With

YLYALY

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Italy

Words Starting With I and Ending With Y

Starts With I & Ends With YStarts With IT & Ends With YStarts With I & Ends With LY

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5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With I5 Letter Words Ending With Y