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Italian Peninsula   /ɪtˈæljən pənˈɪnsələ/   Listen
Italian Peninsula

noun
1.
A boot-shaped peninsula in southern Europe extending into the Mediterranean Sea.





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"Italian Peninsula" Quotes from Famous Books



... its nature reactionary. In order to explain its influences, I have been compelled to analyze the position of Spain in the Italian peninsula, the conduct of the Tridentine Council, the specific organization of the Holy Office and the Company of Jesus, and the state of society upon which those forces were brought ...
— Renaissance in Italy, Volumes 1 and 2 - The Catholic Reaction • John Addington Symonds
... genius that had broken out suddenly in the Italian peninsula with epidemic violence spreads its glorious contagion throughout Europe. Art, the rival of God, strides on, the equal of kings. Charles V stoops to pick up Titian's brush, and Francis I dances attendance at the printing office where ...
— Bohemians of the Latin Quarter • Henry Murger


Words linked to "Italian Peninsula" :   Italia, peninsula, Republic of San Marino, Italy, Italian Republic, San Marino


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