Definition of italian Italian

/ɪtæˈljʌn/ - [itatlyun] - I•tal•ian

We found 13 definitions of italian from 6 different sources.

What does italian mean?

WordNet

Noun
italian - a native or inhabitant of Italy
		european a native or inhabitant of Europe
		italia, italian republic, italy a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
		dago, ginzo, greaseball, wop, guinea (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent
		etruscan
		neopolitan a resident of Naples
		roman a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions
		sabine a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico
		venetian a resident of Venice
		sicilian a resident of Sicily
		tuscan a dialect of Italian spoken in Tuscany (especially Florence)
		oscan an extinct Italic language of ancient southern Italy
		samnite an Oscan-speaking member of an ancient people of Campania who clashed repeatedly with the early Romans
		florentine a native or resident of Florence, Italy
		genoese a native or resident of Genoa
		milanese a native or inhabitant of Milan
		neapolitan a native or inhabitant of Naples
italian - the Romance language spoken in Italy
		latinian language, romance language, romance a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life
		italia, italian republic, italy a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
		old italian the Italian language up to the middle of the 16th century
		sardinian the Italian dialect spoken in Sardinia; sometimes considered a separate language with many loan words from Spanish
		tuscan a dialect of Italian spoken in Tuscany (especially Florence)
Adjective
italian - of or pertaining to or characteristic of Italy or its people or culture or language; "Italian cooking"

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Wiktionary

italian (Noun)
An inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.
italian (Adjective)
Pertaining to Italy, its people or its language.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

italian (a.)
Of or pertaining to Italy, or to its people or language.
italian (n.)
A native or inhabitant of Italy.
italian (n.)
The language used in Italy, or by the Italians.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

italian
A Romance language spoken primarily in Italy.
italian
A person from Italy, or of Italian ancestry.
italian
Originating from Italy.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

italian
i-tal′yan, Italic, i-tal′ik, adj. of or relating to Italy or its people.—n. a native of Italy: the language of Italy.—vs.t. Ital′ianate, Ital′ianise, to make Italian.—vs.i. to play the Italian: to speak Italian.—n. Ital′ianism.—Italian architecture, the style practised by the Italian architects of the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries, which originated in a revival of the ancient architecture of Rome; Italian warehouseman, a dealer in the finer kinds of groceries, as macaroni, vermicelli, dried fruits, &c.—Italic version, or It′ala, a translation of the Bible into Latin, based on a still older version, called Old Latin, and made probably in the time of Augustine. [It. Italiano, Italico—L. Italia—Gr. italos, a bull.]