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It•a•ly
Pronunciation: (it'l-ē), [key]—
n.
a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870–1946. 56,160,000; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km).
Cap.: Rome. Italian,
Italia. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.