Italy

From Middle English Italy, Italie, from Old English Italia (“Italy”), from Latin Ītalia (“Italy”), via Ancient Greek Ἰταλία (Italía), from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 (Víteliú) (meaning "land of bulls" in Oscan; usually assumed to be a cognate of vitulus (“calf”), despite the different length of the i).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɪtəli/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɪtəli/, [ˈɪɾl̩i]
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɪtəli/, [ˈɪɾəli]

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Italy

1. A country in southern Europe. Official name: Italian Republic.
   • 1868, E. S. G. S., Italy and her capital, page 170:

     Rome is the heart of Italy [...]. She was, is, and must ever be, her capital.

   • 19th century, Thomas Hodgkin, Italy and her invaders, title:

     Italy and her invaders

2. Synonym of Apennine Peninsula
3. Synonym of the Boot

• Appendix:Place names in Italy
• (countries of Europe) country of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City

• -ality, laity