Italian
/aɪˈtæl.jən//ɪˈtæl.jən/
Italian adjective: pertaining to Italy. Also the ellipsis of Italian cloth.
Adjective
Italian (comparative more Italian, superlative most Italian)
- Pertaining to Italy.
- Italian borders
- Pertaining to its people or their cultures.
- Italian cuisines
- Pertaining to their language.
- Italian verbs
- Using an italic style; italic.
- It has been shown that there was a great disposition on the part of some German printers, especially Albert Durer, to adopt the rounded Italian type; others preferring the crisp angularity of the Gothic black-letter, even for general purposes; while for books of devotion it appears to have been...1868, Henry Noel Humphreys, A History of the Art of Printing, page 175
Noun
Italian (countable and uncountable, plural Italians)
- A person from Italy or of Italian descent.
- A tour group of Italians is visiting Westminster Cathedral today.
- As Di Matteo celebrated and captain John Terry raised the trophy for the fourth time, the Italian increased his claims to become the permanent successor to Andre Villas-Boas by landing a trophy.2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport
- A style of cuisine or individual dishes of or associated with Italy or Italian people.
- A: What's for dinner tonight? B: I don't know about you, but I'm ready for some Italian tonight!
- Simple Cannoli, Lemon Ice, or a delicious Tira Mi Su. With so many wonderful recipes, you can eat Italian anytime.1995, Betty Crocker's New Italian Cooking, page 5
Proper noun
Italian
- The official language of Italy, also spoken in San Marino, the Vatican, and parts of Argentina, Slovenia and Switzerland; various varieties (dialects) exist.
- The tour group asked their questions in Italian, and their tour guide translated.
- In Occitan a stroll, una passejada, is close to the Italian passeggiata, and a reminder of what a public business it is to amble these streets.2024 July 20, Fiona Sampson, “The other Dordogne: exploring France’s unspoiled Périgord region”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 16 Sep 2024
Also used as
Italian is also the ellipsis of Italian cloth.
Italian is also the ellipsis of Italian vermouth.
Italian is also the ellipsis of Italian bread.
Italian is also the ellipsis of Italian sandwich.
Italian meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Italian in Hindi
- of or pertaining to Italy
- इतालवी itālvī, इटालियन iṭāliyan, इटली iṭlī
- of or pertaining to Italians
- इतालवी itālvī, इटालियन iṭāliyan
- of or pertaining to the Italian language
- इतालवी itālvī, इटालियन iṭāliyan
- person from Italy
- इतालवी itālvī, इटालियन iṭāliyan
Italian in Tamil
- language
- இத்தாலியன் ittāliyaṉ
Italian in Marathi
- of or pertaining to Italy
- इटालियन iṭāliyan
- language
- इटालियन iṭāliyan
Italian in Urdu
- of or pertaining to Italy
- اطالوی itālvī
- language
- اطالوی itālvī
More languagesFewer languages
- Italian in Bengali
- ইতালীয় italiẏo
- Italian in Telugu
- ఇటాలియను iṭāliyanu
- Italian in Sinhala
- ඉතාලි itāli, ඉතාලි භාෂාව itāli bhāṣāwa
- Italian in Nepali
- इटालियन iṭāliyan
- Italian in Pashto
- ايټالوي iṭalawí
- Italian in Tagalog
- Italyano
- Italian in Arabic
- إِيطَالِيّ ʔīṭāliyy, إِيطَالِيَّة ʔīṭāliyya, الإِيطَالِيَّة al-ʔīṭāliyya, اللُّغَة الإِيطَالِيَّة al-luḡa l-ʔīṭāliyya
- Italian in Malay
- Itali, orang Itali, bahasa Itali
- Italian in Indonesian
- Italia, Bahasa Italia
- Italian in Persian
- ایتالیایی itâliyâyi
- Italian in Thai
- อิตาเลียน ì-dtaa-liian, อิตาลี ì-dtaa-lîi, ภาษาอิตาลี ì-dtaa-lîi
- Italian in Vietnamese
- Ý, Ý Đại Lợi, người Ý, tiếng Ý
- Italian in Myanmar
- အီတလီ ita.li
Synonyms of Italian
9 more synonymsFewer synonyms
Forms of Italian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Italian |
| superlative | most Italian |
| Noun | |
| plural | Italians |
Origin of Italian
From Middle English Italian, from Medieval Latin Italiānus, from Latin Italia (“Italy”). By surface analysis, Italia + -n.
Words formed from Italian
- anti-Italian
- extra-Italian
- Gallo-Italian
- Italian a
- Italianate
- Italian bee
- Italian brain rot
- Italian brainrot
- Italian bread
- Italian cloth
- Italian cypress
- Italian dandelion
- Italian dressing
- Italian East Africa
- Italianesque
- Italian flat bean
- Italian Game
- Italian green bean
- Italian greyhound
- Italian ice
- Italianicity
- Italian iron
- Italianisation
- Italianise
- Italianish
- Italianism
- Italianist
- Italian ivy
- Italianize
- Italian juice
- Italian kale
- Italianly
- Italian millet
- Italianness
- Italian paste
- Italian poutine
- Italian Riviera
- Italian sighthound
- Italian Somaliland
- Italian stone pine
- Italian strawflower
- Italian strike
- Italian thistle
- Italian tomato
- Italian vermouth
- Italian woodbine
- Judeo-Italian
- Sicilian Italian
- Italian of the East
- Old Italian
Phrases with Italian
- Italian a's
- Italian hoe
- Italian mix
- Italian oak
- Italian sub
- Italian beef
- Italian bees
- Italian grip
- Italian hoes
- Italian ices
- Italian mile
- Italian oaks
65 more phrasesFewer phrases
- Italian subs
- Italian wolf
- Italian beefs
- Italian grips
- Italian hitch
- Italian miles
- Italian breads
- Italian cloths
- Italian juices
- Italian pastes
- Italian salute
- Italian sonnet
- Italian wolves
- Italian English
- Italian Eritrea
- Italian hitches
- Italian millets
- Italian parsley
- Italian salutes
- Italian sausage
- Italian sonnets
- Italian sparrow
- Italian Spinone
- Italian Spinoni
- Italian strikes
- Italian meringue
- Italian parsleys
- Italian Republic
- Italian sandwich
- Italian sausages
- Italian sparrows
- Italian Stallion
- Italian thistles
- Italian tomatoes
- Italian cypresses
- Italian dressings
- Italian meringues
- Italian Peninsula
- Italian pool frog
- Italian rehearsal
- Italian rice ball
- Italian vermouths
- Italian dandelions
- Italian flat beans
- Italian greyhounds
- Italian rehearsals
- Italian rice balls
- Italian sandwiches
- Italian green beans
- Italian honeysuckle
- Italian sighthounds
- Italian honeysuckles
- Italian sub sandwich
- Italian tree cricket
- Italian warehouseman
- Italian warehousemen
- Italian Wedding Soup
- Italian tree crickets
- Italian Wedding Soups
- Italian sub sandwiches
- Italian Social Republic
- Italian submarine sandwich
- Italian submarine sandwiches
- Italian augmented sixth chord
- Italian augmented sixth chords
Words that rhyme with Italian
Questions about Italian
- What does Italian mean?
- Italian means pertaining to Italy.
- What is Italian in Hindi?
- Italian in Hindi is इतालवी (itālvī), इटालियन (iṭāliyan), इटली (iṭlī). See Italian meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Italian?
- Italian can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Italian?
- Italian is pronounced /ɪˈtæl.jən/ (UK).
Words near Italian in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Italian (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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