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Italian
1.1
Alternative forms
1.2
Etymology
1.3
Pronunciation
1.4
Proper noun
1.4.1
Derived terms
1.4.2
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Alternative forms
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tangentopoli
Etymology
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Coined by the media in the 1990s from
tangente
(
“
kickback
”
)
+
-poli
(
“
city
”
)
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/tan.d͡ʒenˈtɔ.po.li/
Rhymes:
-ɔpoli
Hyphenation:
Tan‧gen‧tò‧po‧li
Proper noun
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Tangentopoli
f
the
corrupt
Italian
political
system that came to an end in the early 1990s
Derived terms
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-opoli
(
“
-gate
”
)
See also
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Mani pulite
Categories
:
Italian terms suffixed with -poli
Italian 5-syllable words
Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
Rhymes:Italian/ɔpoli
Rhymes:Italian/ɔpoli/5 syllables
Italian lemmas
Italian proper nouns
Italian feminine nouns
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