Italy

[ it-l-ee ]

noun

1. a republic in southern Europe, comprising a peninsula south of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870–1946. 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). : Rome.

Italy

/ ˈɪtəlɪ /

noun

1. a republic in S Europe, occupying a peninsula in the Mediterranean between the Tyrrhenian and the Adriatic Seas, with the islands of Sardinia and Sicily to the west: first united under the Romans but became fragmented into numerous political units in the Middle Ages; united kingdom proclaimed in 1861; under the dictatorship of Mussolini (1922–43); became a republic in 1946; a member of the European Union. It is generally mountainous, with the Alps in the north and the Apennines running the length of the peninsula. Official language: Italian. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: euro. Capital: Rome. Pop: 61 482 297 (2013 est) Area: 301 247 sq km (116 312 sq miles) Italian nameItalia

Italy

1. Republic in southern Europe , jutting into the Mediterranean Sea as a boot-shaped peninsula , surrounded on the east, south, and west by arms of the Mediterranean, and bordered to the northwest by France , to the north by Switzerland and Austria , and to the northeast by Yugoslavia . The country includes the large islands of Sicily and Sardinia , as well as many smaller islands, such as Capri . Its capital and largest city is Rome .

Notes

Italian cooking, featuring pasta, has become a staple of the American diet.

Italy was the core of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire from the fourth century b.c. to the fifth century a.d.

Beginning in the fourteenth century, the Italian Renaissance brought Europe out of the Middle Ages with its outstanding contributions to the arts. To this day, Italy continues to be associated with great artistic achievement and is home to countless masterpieces.

Under the fascist leadership of Benito Mussolini ( see fascism ), Italy began colonization in Africa and entered a military alliance with Germany and Japan . These countries were known as the Axis powers in World War II .

Italy has been a member of NATO since 1949.

Example Sentences

Based in Treviso, Italy, De’Longhi was founded in 1902 to manufacture small industrial parts, and they have never stopped expanding.

From Popular-Science

Similar results were found in studies in Italy, Switzerland, Chicago and elsewhere.

From Washington Post

Mario Draghi is about to be sworn in as Italy’s next prime minister.

From Time

Peking duck, for example, is terrific with a rich nebbiolo, such as barolo and barbaresco from Piedmont in Italy.

From Washington Post

Their webs are “a messy tangle,” says Gabriele Greco, who studies biological materials at the University of Trento in Italy.

From Science News

We do see that a few European countries have them on the books: Germany, Poland, Italy, Ireland, a couple more.

From The Daily Beast

From there we took the train to Nice, France, but the French border control caught us and sent us back to Italy.

From The Daily Beast

In 2014, 170,000 people came to Italy from places like Eritrea and Syria.

From The Daily Beast

Undeterred by the snub in November, and denied a visa to Italy, Agca made plans for clandestine travel to Vatican City.

From The Daily Beast

The would-be pope killer loves to be in front of the cameras, and the press in Italy is happy to oblige.

From The Daily Beast

There are many more good dwellings on this plain than in the rural portion of Lower Italy.

From Project Gutenberg

I leave Italy with a less sanguine hope of her speedy liberation than I brought into it.

From Project Gutenberg

I have not heard of a case of any one being personally insulted by an Austrian since I have been in Italy.

From Project Gutenberg

The habitations of the poor are less wretched than those of Italy, but not equal to those of the fertile portion of Switzerland.

From Project Gutenberg

Meanwhile he addressed an order of the day to his army, stating that the Neapolitan troops should only be employed in Italy.

From Project Gutenberg