Young Italy

American  

noun

1. a political society in Italy advocating the unification of Italy, founded by Mazzini in 1831 to replace the Carbonari.

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Example Sentences

In 2000, a young Italy side containing Gennaro Gattuso and Andrea Pirlo won the U21 Euros.

From BBC

This young Italy side completed a sixth consecutive tournament whitewash breaking its own records: Most points conceded in the Six Nations era, 239, the most since its debut in 2000, and 34 tries conceded.

From Seattle Times

In neorealism and for the rest of her career, Anna Magnani became a reliable, thoughtful mother for this young Italy recovering from the wounds of war.

From New York Times

And the hooligans in Rome who hurled a bunch of bananas into a bar where Balotelli and other young Italy players were relaxing a few summers back, prompting the owner to call the police.

From Seattle Times

Now it is a high churchman who gives a picture of this "Niobe of nations," tinted couleur de rose; now a low churchman, who talks of nothing but abominations of a deeper dye; now some classical student tells how— "The Goth, the Christian, time, war, flood, and fire Have dealt upon the seven hill'd city's pride;" now some worshipper of art, who unfolds the treasures garnered within its walls; now a politician loud in his praises of Young Italy, or his condemnation of foreign interference.

From Project Gutenberg