Used in a Sentence

italian

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for italian.

Editorial note

As an Italian speaker, I do recognize some of the words, and they seem to make sense.

Examples19
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

Pertaining to their language.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of italian gathered in one view.

adjective

Pertaining to their language.

adjective

Pertaining to Italy.

adjective

Pertaining to its people or their cultures.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for italian.

adjective

Pertaining to their language.

adjective

Pertaining to Italy.

adjective

Pertaining to its people or their cultures.

noun

(countable) An inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.

Example sentences

1

As an Italian speaker, I do recognize some of the words, and they seem to make sense.

2

Some wanton racism on their trips, played on stereotipes and misunderstanding, but critiquing vietnamese cousine or italian way of driving doesn't sound openly racist.

3

The recent decline of the italian culture is a huge issue...

4

All the other missing letters are not in the Italian alphabet.

5

Like he was the only literate Italian alive in 15th century.

6

I don't have the italian language skills to evaluate the theory, but it seems plausible.

7

The stated goal of Starbucks is to provide the 'third space': He had a vision to bring the Italian coffeehouse tradition back to the United States.

8

Culturally however I think the German side of Switzerland (I have no experience with the French or Italian sides) was difficult for expats.

9

After reading about counterfeit Italian olive oil, I tried California Olive Ranch.

10

I am Italian and I am a big fun of Rossellini.

11

> one Italian guy who's yelling into his Skype microphone That's a problem.

12

There haven't been much consequences after this embarrassing fiasco apart of that an Italian court convicted seven scientists and experts of manslaughter for failing to adequately warn citizens before the earthquake struck.

Quote examples

1

He's misspelled the word, but Germanic and Slavic languages use forms of Italian's "fagotto" for bassoon.

2

Cold-drip and other "exotic" coffee styles are increasingly seen, but by far and away the dominant style is Italian espresso.

3

It comes from the Italian "fagotto," and those languages that use the Italian form (instead of the French/English "basson/bassoon") have a different word for the pejorative you're inferring.

4

I mean, to stay within the core topic, the Italian and German fascists certainly were quite "romantic" in the literary sense (a main point of Epic Poo), but I don't think we'd call Schiller or Byron proto-fascists...

Proper noun examples

1

Which is another way of saying, maybe the book is not in Medieval Italian.

2

The spelling is in line with my scarce knowledge of 15th century Italian.

3

It's important to note that there are 3 different regions (German, French and Italian) which all have their own 'sub-culture'.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use italian in a sentence?

As an Italian speaker, I do recognize some of the words, and they seem to make sense.

What does italian mean?

Pertaining to their language.

What part of speech is italian?

italian is commonly used as adjective, noun.