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It·a·ly | \ ˈi-tə-lē 
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or Italian Italia \ ē-ˈtäl-yä \ or Latin Italia \ ə-ˈtal-yə , i- \
\ or Latin Italia \ ə-ˈtal-yə , i- \Definition of Italy
1 peninsula 760 miles (1223 kilometers) long in southern Europe projecting into the Mediterranean between the Adriatic and Tyrrhenian seas
2 country comprising the peninsula of Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, and numerous other islands; a republic since 1946, formerly a kingdom; capital Rome area 116,348 square miles (301,340 square kilometers), population 62,247,000
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