partigiano

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian partigiano (“partisan”). Doublet of partisan.

Noun[edit]

partigiano (plural partigianos or partigiani)

  1. (historical) A member of the Italian anti-fascist resistance movement in World War II.

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From parte or from Latin root *partensianus, ultimately from pars.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /par.tiˈd͡ʒa.no/
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Syllabification: par‧ti‧già‧no

Noun[edit]

partigiano m (plural partigiani, feminine partigiana)

  1. partisan
  2. (by antonomasia) a member of the Italian resistance movement in World War II

Adjective[edit]

partigiano (feminine partigiana, masculine plural partigiani, feminine plural partigiane)

  1. partisan

Derived terms[edit]

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