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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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