adj.
Of or relating to Italy or its people, language, or culture.
n.
- A native or inhabitant of Italy.
- A person of Italian descent.
- The Romance language of the Italians and an official language of Switzerland.
[Middle English, from Latin Italiānus, from Italia, Italy.]
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