Italy
/ˈɪtəli/[ˈɪ.ɾə.li]
Italy proper noun: a country in Southern Europe. Official names: Italian Republic and Republic of Italy. Capital and largest city: Rome.
Proper noun
Italy
- A country in Southern Europe. Official names: Italian Republic and Republic of Italy. Capital and largest city: Rome.
- Rome is the heart of Italy [...]. She was, is, and must ever be, her capital.1868, E. S. G. S., Italy and her capital, page 170
- Italy and her invaders19th century, Thomas Hodgkin, Italy and her invaders, title
- Synonyms:
- Italia
- Synonym of Apennine Peninsula.
- Synonyms:
- Apennine Peninsula
Italy meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Italy in Hindi
- country in southern Europe
- इटली iṭlī, इतालिया itāliyā
Italy in Tamil
- country in southern Europe
- இத்தாலி ittāli
Italy in Marathi
- country in southern Europe
- इटली iṭlī
Italy in Urdu
- country in southern Europe
- اِطالِیَہ itāliya, اِٹَلی iṭalī
More languagesFewer languages
- Italy in Bengali
- ইতালি itali
- Italy in Telugu
- ఇటలీ iṭalī
- Italy in Malayalam
- ഇറ്റലി iṟṟali
- Italy in Kannada
- ಇಟಲಿ iṭali
- Italy in Punjabi
- ਇਟਲੀ iṭalī
- Italy in Gujarati
- ઈટલી īṭalī
- Italy in Odia
- ଇଟାଲୀ iṭāli
- Italy in Sanskrit
- इटली iṭalī
- Italy in Sinhala
- ඉතාලිය itāliya
- Italy in Assamese
- ইটালী itali
- Italy in Nepali
- इटली iṭlī
- Italy in Pashto
- ايتاليا itāliyā, ايټالي iṭāli, ايټاليا iṭālya
- Italy in Tagalog
- Italya
- Italy in Arabic
- إِيطَالِيَا ʔīṭāliyā
- Italy in Malay
- Itali, Italia
- Italy in Indonesian
- Itali, Italia
- Italy in Thai
- อิตาลี ì-dtaa-lîi
- Italy in Vietnamese
- Ý, Ý Đại Lợi, nước Ý, I-ta-li-a
- Italy in Myanmar
- အီတလီ ita.li
- Dhivehi
- އިޓަލީވިލާތް iṭalīvilāt̊
- Dzongkha
- ཨི་ཊ་ལི་ i ṭa li
Synonyms of Italy
Origin of Italy
Inherited from Old English Italia. Usually explained as a cognate of vitulus (“calf”), thus meaning "land of young bulls" in Oscan. In that case, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wet- (“year”). According to some ancient Greek authors, named after a king Italus or Italos, whose kingdom was on the peninsula. Doublet of Italia.
Words formed from Italy
Phrases with Italy
Words that rhyme with Italy
Questions about Italy
- What does Italy mean?
- Italy means a country in Southern Europe. Official names: Italian Republic and Republic of Italy. Capital and largest city: Rome.
- What is Italy in Hindi?
- Italy in Hindi is इटली (iṭlī), इतालिया (itāliyā). See Italy meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Italy?
- Italy is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Italy?
- Italy is pronounced /ˈɪtəli/.
Words near Italy in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Italy (page history and authors); ইটালী (Assamese) (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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