italien
Italian
adjective noun ee-tah-LYAHN Less Common
Origin: from Italia
Usage Note
Italien (masculine) / italienne (feminine) refers to the nationality, language, or adjective. When used as a noun, it is capitalised only for people (un Italien) but lowercase as an adjective or for the language (il parle italien). The feminine form is italienne.
Examples
"Il adore la cuisine italienne."
Natural Translation
He loves Italian cuisine.

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