Japanese edit

 イタリア on Japanese Wikipedia
Alternative spelling
伊太利亜 (rare)

Etymology edit

Ultimately borrowed from Italian Italia,[1][2] likely via Portuguese Itália or Dutch Italië.

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

イタリア (Itaria

  1. Italy (a country in Southern Europe)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN