Italy

Definition of Italy in English English dictionary: A country in southern Europe, one of the states of the European Union. Official name: The Italian Republic (in Italian, la Repubblica Italiana); {i} country in western Europe, Italian Republic; a country in southern Europe, surrounded on three sides by the Mediterranean Sea. Italy is a member of the EU. Population: 57,680,000 (2001). Capital: Rome. In ancient times, Italy was home of the Roman civilization, which has had a great influence on how people in Europe live and think. The Renaissance began in Italy in the 14th century. Italy has many beautiful paintings, sculptures, and buildings. officially Italian Republic Country, southern Europe; 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; ricotta; gorgonzola; taleggio; parmesan; mascarpone; mozzarella; it
Young Italy: Italian Giovine Italia Movement founded by Giuseppe Mazzini in 1831 to work for a united, republican Italian nation. In contrast to earlier independence movements of the Carbonari, Young Italy was to be based on support from the Italian people, who would be educated in their political role. To propagate his ideas, Mazzini published the journal Giovine Italia (1832-34). The movement spread in northern Italy and by 1833 included more than 50,000 members. It staged revolts in the 1830s and '40s, but it failed to win popular support for insurrection. In 1848 Mazzini replaced Young Italy with the Italian National Committee. After 1850 his influence declined as leadership of the movement for Italian unification passed to Camillo Benso, count di Cavour. See also Risorgimento
italia: 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

Italy

Hyphenation

i·ta·ly

Turkish pronunciation

îtıli

Pronunciation

/ˈətəlē/ /ˈɪtəliː/

Etymology

() From Italian Italia Latin Ītalia, via Ancient Greek from Oscan Víteliú (a name for the southwestern tip of the boot of Italy), meaning "land of bulls" in Oscan; usually assumed to be a cognate of vitulus (“calf”), despite the different length of the i.