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proper noun
- A country in southern Europe, one of the states of the European Union. Official name: The Italian Republic (in Italian, la Repubblica Italiana).
Translations: - Dutch: Italií«
- French: Italie
- German: Italien
- Italian: Italia
- Japanese: ã�¤ã�¿ã�ªã�¢, ä¼�太å�©äº� (Itarií¡), ã�¤ã�¿ã�ªã�¼, ä¼�太å�© (ItarÄ«)
- Spanish: Italia
Etymology: From Italian ItaliaItalian?, Italia < Latin ItaliaLatin?, Ätalia, via Greek from Oscan Vítelií (a name for the southwestern tip of the boot of Italy), meaning "land of bulls" in Oscan; usually assumed to be a cognate of Latin vitulus, vÄtÅlus 'calf', despite the different length of the i.
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