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assistenziale

welfare, assistance-related

adjective ahs-sis-ten-TSYAH-leh Rare

Usage Note

Assistenziale describes anything relating to social welfare or care services — servizi assistenziali (welfare services), stato assistenziale (welfare state). It is a purely relational adjective with no comparative form and does not carry a pejorative nuance on its own, unlike its derivative assistenzialistico.

Examples

"Il comune offre servizi assistenziali gratuiti."

Natural Translation

The municipality offers free welfare services.

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