Italian is also (with German, French, and Romansh) an official language of Switzerland, where it is spoken in Ticino and Graubünden (Grisons) cantons by some 666,000 individuals. Italian is also used as a common language in France (the Alps and Côte d’Azur) and in small communities in Croatia and Slovenia.
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Italian is an official language of Italy and San Marino and is spoken fluently by the majority of the countries' populations. Italian is the third most spoken language in Switzerland (after German and French), though its use there has moderately declined since the 1970s.
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noun. the official language of Italy and one of the official languages of Switzerland: the native language of approximately 60 million people. It belongs to the Romance group of the Indo …
Of or relating to Italy or its people, language, or culture. n. 1. a. A native or inhabitant of Italy. b. A person of Italian ancestry. 2. The Romance language of the Italians and an official language of Switzerland. [Middle English, from Latin Italiānus, from Italia, Italy .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
noun Ital· ian ə-ˈtal-yən i-, also ˌī- 1 a : a native or inhabitant of Italy b : a person of Italian descent 2 : the Romance language of the Italians Italian 2 of 2 adjective : of, relating to, or …