1. a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD; [syn: Italy, Italian Republic, Italia]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Italia
n 1: a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was
the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between
the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD [syn: Italy,
Italian Republic, Italia]