Italianist

[ ih-tal-yuh-nist ]

noun

a person who specializes in the study of Italy, the Italian people, or the Italian language.

Origin of Italianist

¹

First recorded in 1850–55; Italian + -ist

Words Nearby Italianist

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How to use Italianist in a sentence

At Martinšćica, he says, there is not a single Italianist; the entire village is Yugoslav.
The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 | Henry Baerlein
Italianist—that is, if we are content to accept the Austrian statistics?
The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 | Henry Baerlein

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