israeliano

Italian

Etymology

Israele (“Israel”) +‎ -iano (“-ian”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iz.ra.eˈlja.no/
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Hyphenation: is‧ra‧e‧lià‧no

Adjective

israeliano (feminine israeliana, masculine plural israeliani, feminine plural israeliane)

  1. Israeli
    Synonym: israelita

Noun

israeliano m (plural israeliani, feminine israeliana)

  1. Israeli
    Synonym: israelita

Usage notes

israeliano is used when referring to the modern inhabitants of Israel, whereas israelita is used for the Biblical ones. Nevertheless, it is not uncommon for the two words to be confused.

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