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    Inherited from Old English Italia. Usually explained as a cognate of vitulus (calf), thus meaning "land of young bulls" in Oscan. In that case, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wet- (year). According to some ancient Greek authors, named after a king Italus or Italos, whose kingdom was on the peninsula. Doublet of Italia.

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    Italy

    1. A country in Southern Europe. Official names: Italian Republic and Republic of Italy. Capital and largest city: Rome.
      Synonym: (rare) Italia
      • 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
      • 2023 January 3, Ben Church, “How Christian Eriksen returned to football after suffering cardiac arrest on pitch”, in CNN[1]:
        Serie A club Inter Milan – whom Eriksen had been contracted to at the time of the incident – let the midfielder move abroad as he was unable to play in Italy unless the ICD device was removed.
    2. Synonym of Apennine Peninsula.

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