"Italiana" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Italianas [plural]
Etymology: From Italian italiana. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|italiana}} Italian italiana Head templates: {{en-noun}} Italiana (plural Italianas)
  1. (rare) An Italian woman. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-Italiana-en-noun-EBrasEc1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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