English > Italia: 1 sense > noun 1, location| Meaning | 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. |
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| Synonyms | Italy, Italian Republic |
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| Instance of | European country, European nation | Any one of the countries occupying the European continent |
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| Member of | European Union, EU, European Community, EC, European Economic Community, EEC, Common Market, Europe | An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation / cooperation among its members |
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| North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO | An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security |
| Members | Italian | A native or inhabitant of Italy |
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| Sabine | A member of an ancient Oscan-speaking people of the central Apennines north of Rome who were conquered and assimilated into the Roman state in 290 BC |
| Part of | Europe | The 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia) |
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| Parts | Abruzzi, Abruzzi e Molise | A mountainous region of central Italy on the Adriatic |
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| Adige, River Adige | A river in northern Italy that flows southeast into the Adriatic Sea |
| Alps, the Alps | A large mountain system in south-central Europe |
| Anzio | A town of central Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea |
| Apennines | A mountain range extending the length of the Italian peninsula |
| Appian Way | An ancient Roman road in Italy extending south from Rome to Brindisi |
| Arno, Arno River, River Arno | A river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea |
| Basilicata, Lucania | A region of southern Italy (forming the instep of the Italian 'boot') |
| Bay of Naples | An arm of the Tyrrhenian Sea at Naples |
| Bolzano | An Italian city in Trentino-Alto Adige near the Austrian border |
| Brenner Pass | An Alpine mountain pass connecting Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy that has long been a route for trade and for invasions |
| Brescia | An ancient Italian city in central Lombardy |
| Brindisi | A port city in southeastern Apulia in Italy |
| Calabria | A region of southern Italy (forming the toe of the Italian 'boot') |
| Campania | A region of southwestern Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea including the islands of Capri and Ischia |
| Dolomite Alps | An eastern range of the Alps in northeastern Italy famous for their dolomitic limestone |
| Emilia-Romagna | A region of north central Italy on the Adriatic |
| Etruria | An ancient country in central Italy |
| Ferrara | A city in northern Italy |
| Flaminian Way | An ancient Roman road in Italy built by Gaius Flaminius in 220 BC |
| Friuli-Venezia Giulia | A region in northeastern Italy |
| Herculaneum | ancient city |
| Italian Peninsula | A boot-shaped peninsula in southern Europe extending into the Mediterranean Sea |
| Latium, Lazio | An ancient region of west central Italy (southeast of Rome) on the Tyrrhenian Sea |
| Liguria | region of northwestern Italy on the Ligurian Sea |
| Lombardy, Lombardia | A region of north central Italy bordering Switzerland |
| Marche, Marches | A region in central Italy |
| Matterhorn | A mountain in the Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy (14,780 feet high) |
| Molise | A region of south central Italy |
| Mont Blanc, Monte Bianco | The highest mountain peak in the Alps |
| Papal States | The temporal dominions belonging to the pope (especially in central Italy) |
| Piedmont, Piemonte | The region of northwestern Italy |
| Po, Po River | A European river |
| Pompeii | ancient city to the southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius |
| Puglia, Apulia | A region in southeastern Italy on the Adriatic |
| Riviera | A coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in France |
| Rome, Roma, Eternal City, Italian capital, capital of Italy | Capital and largest city of Italy |
| Sardinia, Sardegna | The Italian region on the island of Sardinia |
| Savoy | A geographical region of historical importance |
| Sicily, Sicilia | The Italian region on the island of Sicily |
| Tivoli, Tibur | A town twenty miles to the east of Rome (Tibur is the ancient name) |
| Trentino-Alto Adige | A region of northeastern Italy bordering Austria |
| Tuscany, Toscana | A region in central Italy |
| Tyrol, Tirol | A picturesque mountainous province of western Austria and northern Italy |
| Tyrolean Alps | A popular tourist area in the Tyrol |
| Umbria | A mountainous region in central Italy |
| Valle D'Aosta | A region in northwestern Italy |
| Veneto, Venezia-Euganea, Venetia | A region of northeastern Italy on the Adriatic |
| Vesuvius, Mount Vesuvius, Mt. Vesuvius | A volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast |
| Region of | Basilicata, Lucania | A region of southern Italy (forming the instep of the Italian 'boot') |
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| Calabria | A region of southern Italy (forming the toe of the Italian 'boot') |
| Cannae | ancient city is southeastern Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans in 216 BC |
| Caporetto, battle of Caporetto | battle of World War I (1917) |
| Italian | The Romance language spoken in Italy |
| Lake Trasimenus, Battle of Lake Trasimenus | A battle in 217 BC in which Hannibal ambushed a Roman army led by Flaminius |
| Magenta, Battle of Magenta | A battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I |
| Marengo | A battle in 1800 in which the French under Napoleon Bonaparte won a great victory over the Austrians |
| Metaurus River | A battle during the second Punic War (207 BC) |
| Ravenna, Battle of Ravenna | A battle between the French and an alliance of Spaniards and Swiss and Venetians in 1512 |
| Red Brigades, Brigate Rosse, BR | A Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that arose out of a student protest movement in the late 1960s |
| Revolutionary Proletarian Nucleus, Revolutionary Proletarian Initiative Nuclei, NIPR | A clandestine group of leftist extremists who oppose Italy's labor policies and foreign policy |
| Salerno | A battle in World War II |
| Solferino, battle of Solferino | An indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under Francis Joseph I |
| Trasimeno, battle of Trasimeno | A battle in central Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans under Flaminius in 217 BC |
| al dente | Of pasta cooked so as to be firm when eaten |
| aloha, ciao | An acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian) |
| commune | The smallest administrative district of several European countries |
| grissino | A long slender crusty breadstick |
| polenta | A thick mush made of cornmeal boiled in stock or water |
| spaghetti Western | A low-budget Western movie produced by a European (especially an Italian) film company |
| squid, calamari, calamary | (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food |
| Spanish | Italia, Italy |
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| Catalan | Italia, Itàlia, República Italiana |
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