Italy

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Related terms 1.4 See also

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[edit] Etymology

From Italian Italia < Latin Ītalia, via Greek 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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• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈɪ.tə.li/
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[edit] Proper noun

Singular Italy

Plural -

Italy

1. 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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• Italian
• Italianate
• Italianise, Italianisation, Italianize, Italianization
• Italic
• Italo-
• Italophile

[edit] See also

• Countries of the world