意大利
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Chinese
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| simp. and trad. (意大利) |
意 | 大 | 利 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from English Italy. Attested as early as 1837, in the Eastern Western Monthly Magazine.
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Proper noun
意大利
- (Mainland China, Hong Kong) Italy (a country in Southern Europe)
- 丑正，過意大利之拿波利海口。昔許竹篔星使由此登岸，乘火車至伯靈。拿波利西北一百二十洋里，即意大利之羅馬都城也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 1891, Xue Fucheng, 出使英法義比四國日記
- Chǒu zhèng, guò Yìdàlì zhī Nábōlì hǎi kǒu. Xī Xǔ Zhúyún xīngshǐ yóucǐ dēng'àn, chéng huǒchē zhì Bólíng. Nábōlì xīběi yībǎi èrshí yánglǐ, jí Yìdàlì zhī Luómǎ dūchéng yě.
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丑正，过意大利之拿波利海口。昔许竹筼星使由此登岸，乘火车至伯灵。拿波利西北一百二十洋里，即意大利之罗马都城也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | ||
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| 意 | 大 | 利 |
Noun
意大利