transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈi-tə-lē ]
geographical name
or Italian Ita·lia ē-ˈtäl-yä ; or Latin Ita·lia ə-ˈtal-yə, i-
1. peninsula 760 miles (1223 kilometers ) long S Europe projecting into the Mediterranean between Adriatic & Tyrrhenian seas
2. country comprising the peninsula of Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, & numerous other islands; a republic since 1946, formerly a kingdom capital Rome area 116,313 square miles (302,251 square kilometers ), population 57,235,000