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israeliano

Israeli

adjective ees-rah-eh-LYAH-noh Less Common
People & Society Nationality

Origin: from Israele, 'Israel'

Usage Note

Israeliano is the adjective and noun for someone from Israel, lowercase in Italian even though the country name is capitalized. It agrees in gender and number: israeliana, israeliani, israeliane. Keep the -eli- vowels distinct, each pronounced separately.

Examples

"Un giornalista israeliano ha scritto l'articolo."

Natural Translation

An Israeli journalist wrote the article.

Literal Translation

A journalist Israeli has written the-article.

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