italia
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1. 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 (noun.location)
part holonym | : | appian way, |
definition | : | an ancient Roman road in Italy extending south from Rome to Brindisi; begun in 312 BC (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | flaminian way, |
definition | : | an ancient Roman road in Italy built by Gaius Flaminius in 220 BC; extends north from Rome to cisalpine Gaul (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | italian peninsula, |
definition | : | a boot-shaped peninsula in southern Europe extending into the Mediterranean Sea (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | pompeii, |
definition | : | ancient city to the southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | herculaneum, |
definition | : | ancient city; now destroyed (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | abruzzi, abruzzi e molise, |
definition | : | a mountainous region of central Italy on the Adriatic (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | basilicata, lucania, |
definition | : | a region of southern Italy (forming the instep of the Italian `boot') (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | bolzano, |
definition | : | an Italian city in Trentino-Alto Adige near the Austrian border; noted as a resort and for its Alpine scenery (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | brescia, |
definition | : | an ancient Italian city in central Lombardy (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | calabria, |
definition | : | a region of southern Italy (forming the toe of the Italian `boot') (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | campania, |
definition | : | a region of southwestern Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea including the islands of Capri and Ischia (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | ferrara, |
definition | : | a city in northern Italy (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | emilia-romagna, |
definition | : | a region of north central Italy on the Adriatic (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | latium, lazio, |
definition | : | an ancient region of west central Italy (southeast of Rome) on the Tyrrhenian Sea (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | anzio, |
definition | : | a town of central Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea; the Allies established a beachhead at Anzio in World War II (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | brindisi, |
definition | : | a port city in southeastern Apulia in Italy; a center for the Crusades in the Middle Ages (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | tibur, tivoli, |
definition | : | a town twenty miles to the east of Rome (Tibur is the ancient name); a summer resort during the Roman empire; noted for its waterfalls (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | liguria, |
definition | : | region of northwestern Italy on the Ligurian Sea (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | lombardia, lombardy, |
definition | : | a region of north central Italy bordering Switzerland (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | marche, marches, |
definition | : | a region in central Italy (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | molise, |
definition | : | a region of south central Italy (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | papal states, |
definition | : | the temporal dominions belonging to the pope (especially in central Italy) (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | piedmont, piemonte, |
definition | : | the region of northwestern Italy; includes the Po valley (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | apulia, puglia, |
definition | : | a region in southeastern Italy on the Adriatic (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | sardegna, sardinia, |
definition | : | the Italian region on the island of Sardinia; the kingdom of Sardinia was the nucleus for uniting Italy during the 19th century (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | sicilia, sicily, |
definition | : | the Italian region on the island of Sicily (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | toscana, tuscany, |
definition | : | a region in central Italy (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | trentino-alto adige, |
definition | : | a region of northeastern Italy bordering Austria (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | umbria, |
definition | : | a mountainous region in central Italy (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | valle d'aosta, |
definition | : | a region in northwestern Italy (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | etruria, |
definition | : | an ancient country in central Italy; assimilated by the Romans by about 200 BC (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | tirol, tyrol, |
definition | : | a picturesque mountainous province of western Austria and northern Italy (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | riviera, |
definition | : | a coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in France (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | savoy, |
definition | : | a geographical region of historical importance; a former duchy in what is now southwestern France, western Switzerland, and northwestern Italy (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | mount vesuvius, mt. vesuvius, vesuvius, |
definition | : | a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast; a Plinian eruption in 79 AD buried Pompeii and killed Pliny the Elder; last erupted in 1944 (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | adige, river adige, |
definition | : | a river in northern Italy that flows southeast into the Adriatic Sea (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | alps, the alps, |
definition | : | a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | apennines, |
definition | : | a mountain range extending the length of the Italian peninsula (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | arno, arno river, river arno, |
definition | : | a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | bay of naples, |
definition | : | an arm of the Tyrrhenian Sea at Naples (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | brenner pass, |
definition | : | an Alpine mountain pass connecting Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy that has long been a route for trade and for invasions (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | dolomite alps, |
definition | : | an eastern range of the Alps in northeastern Italy famous for their dolomitic limestone (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | matterhorn, |
definition | : | a mountain in the Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy (14,780 feet high); noted for its distinctive shape (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | mont blanc, monte bianco, |
definition | : | the highest mountain peak in the Alps; on the border between France and Italy to the south of Geneva (15,781 feet high) (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | po, po river, |
definition | : | a European river; flows into the Adriatic Sea (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | tyrolean alps, |
definition | : | a popular tourist area in the Tyrol (noun.object) |
part meronym | : | europe, |
definition | : | the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles (noun.object) |
member holonym | : | italian, |
definition | : | a native or inhabitant of Italy (noun.person) |
member holonym | : | sabine, |
definition | : | a member of an ancient Oscan-speaking people of the central Apennines north of Rome who were conquered and assimilated into the Roman state in 290 BC (noun.person) |
member meronym | : | nato, north atlantic treaty organization, |
definition | : | an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security (noun.group) |
domain member region | : | cannae, |
definition | : | ancient city is southeastern Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans in 216 BC (noun.act) |
domain member region | : | battle of caporetto, caporetto, |
definition | : | battle of World War I (1917); Italians were defeated by the Austrian and German forces (noun.act) |
domain member region | : | battle of magenta, magenta, |
definition | : | a battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I (noun.act) |
domain member region | : | marengo, |
definition | : | a battle in 1800 in which the French under Napoleon Bonaparte won a great victory over the Austrians (noun.act) |
domain member region | : | metaurus river, |
definition | : | a battle during the second Punic War (207 BC); Hannibal's brother Hasdrubal was defeated by the Romans which ended Hannibal's hopes for success in Italy (noun.act) |
domain member region | : | battle of ravenna, ravenna, |
definition | : | a battle between the French and an alliance of Spaniards and Swiss and Venetians in 1512 (noun.act) |
domain member region | : | salerno, |
definition | : | a battle in World War II; the port was captured by United States troops in September 1943 (noun.act) |
domain member region | : | battle of solferino, solferino, |
definition | : | an indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under Francis Joseph I (noun.act) |
domain member region | : | battle of trasimeno, trasimeno, |
definition | : | a battle in central Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans under Flaminius in 217 BC (noun.act) |
domain member region | : | spaghetti western, |
definition | : | a low-budget Western movie produced by a European (especially an Italian) film company (noun.communication) |
domain member region | : | aloha, ciao, |
definition | : | an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian) (noun.communication) |
domain member region | : | italian, |
definition | : | the Romance language spoken in Italy (noun.communication) |
domain member region | : | grissino, |
definition | : | a long slender crusty breadstick (noun.food) |
domain member region | : | polenta, |
definition | : | a thick mush made of cornmeal boiled in stock or water (noun.food) |
domain member region | : | calamari, calamary, squid, |
definition | : | (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food (noun.food) |
domain member region | : | br, brigate rosse, red brigades, |
definition | : | a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that arose out of a student protest movement in the late 1960s; wants to separate Italy from NATO and advocates violence in the service of class warfare and revolution; mostly inactive since 1989 (noun.group) |
domain member region | : | commune, |
definition | : | the smallest administrative district of several European countries (noun.location) |
domain member region | : | basilicata, lucania, |
definition | : | a region of southern Italy (forming the instep of the Italian `boot') (noun.location) |
domain member region | : | calabria, |
definition | : | a region of southern Italy (forming the toe of the Italian `boot') (noun.location) |
domain member region | : | al dente, |
definition | : | of pasta cooked so as to be firm when eaten (adj.all) |
derivation | : | italian, |
definition | : | of or pertaining to or characteristic of Italy or its people or culture or language (adj.pert) |
derivation | : | italian, |
definition | : | of or pertaining to or characteristic of Italy or its people or culture or language (adj.pert) |
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