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Italian–American, a. and n. orig. U.S.
Brit. |ɪˌtaljənəˈmɛrɪk(ə)n|, U.S. |ˌɪˈtæljənəˈmɛrəkən|
[‹ Italian adj. + American adj.]
A. adj. Of, designating, or relating to Americans of Italian origin or descent.
1854N.Y. Daily Times 26 Jan. 3/4 A Committee..was appointed to inquire into the case of Carbone, an Italian American citizen, unjustly arrested and detained in Italy. 1889N.Y. Times 25 Aug. 10/7 That scarcely seems a good reason why an Irish-American boy, an Italian-American boy, a Polish-American boy, and an American-American boy—if you will overlook the expression—of a certain class should say ‘der’ for ‘the’. 1938Italians of N.Y. (Federal Writers' Project) x. 163 A writer of many popular novels on Italian-American themes was Ettore Moffa. 2002Sight & Sound Apr. 44/2 As in another recent Italian-American restaurant movie Big Night, we can gawp at culinary panache.
B. n. An Italian–American person.
1873Boston Daily Globe 16 Sept. 1/3 It would be La Voce del Populo, the organ of the Italian-Americans, which from first to last sounded the alarm and wielded a great influence. 1912A. C. Train Courts, Criminals & Camorra ix. 232 These are young Italian-Americans who allow themselves to be supported by one or two women. 1959Times 18 Mar. 11/7 The Italian-Americans are now coming to the fore in the political arena. 2002F. Broughton & B. Brewster How to DJ (Properly) 56 This Brooklyn-born Italian-American was the first DJ to mix records in a way that DJs do today. |