Italianate

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I·tal·ian·ate

(ĭ-tăl′yə-nāt′, -nĭt)

adj.

1. Italian in character: American cooking with Italianate influences.

2. Of or relating to an architectural style of the mid-to-late 1800s, characterized by the use of bracketed cornices, nearly flat roofs, arched windows, and often square towers or belvederes.

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Italianate

(ɪˈtæljənɪt; -ˌneɪt) or

Italianesque

adj

Italian in style or character

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I•tal•ian•ate

(adj. ɪˈtæl yəˌneɪt, -nɪt; v. -ˌneɪt)

adj., v. -at•ed, -at•ing. adj.

1. conforming to the Italian type or style or to Italian customs, manners, etc.

v.t.

2. to Italianize.

[1560–70; < Italian italianato]

Translations

italianizzato

Italianate

[ɪˈtæljənɪt] ADJ → de estilo italiano

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Italianate

adj → nach italienischer Art; the Italianate style of the church → der von der italienischen Schule beeinflusste Stil der Kirche

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