Italy
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
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,592 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,479 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- 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 also: Italian Republic, Italia
Italy in real books
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The Gauls were beginning to invade Italy from the north.
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1
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Italy be deedeed!] Visit of Prince Alfred to the Holy Land.
The Guardian Angel · Oliver Wendell Holmes · Chapter 1
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Yes, I'm getting considerable interested in Italy, so far as I've got.
Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891 · Various · Chapter 1
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He sailed for Europe, landed in Italy, saw cities, and art, and men, but would not stay long.
Poems Household Edition · Ralph Waldo Emerson · Chapter 1
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The Celestial Pilot The Terrestrial Paradise Beatrice To Italy Seven Sonnets and a Canzone I. The Artist II.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1