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Little Italy

Little Italy proper noun: any ethnic enclave populated primarily by Italians or people of Italian ancestry, usually in an urban neighborhood.

Proper noun

Little Italy

  1. Any ethnic enclave populated primarily by Italians or people of Italian ancestry, usually in an urban neighborhood.

Words formed from Little Italy

Questions about Little Italy

What does Little Italy mean?
Little Italy means any ethnic enclave populated primarily by Italians or people of Italian ancestry, usually in an urban neighborhood.
What part of speech is Little Italy?
Little Italy is a proper noun.

Words near Little Italy in the dictionary

  1. Little Ice Age
  2. Little Ilford
  3. Little India
  4. Little Irchester
  5. Little Island
  6. Little Italy
  7. little Ivies
  8. little Ivy
  9. Little Jacks Creek
  10. Little Jilliby
  11. Little Joe

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