Definition of Italy in English:
Italy
A country in southern Europe; population 59,800,000 (estimated 2015); official language, Italian; capital, Rome.
意大利（南欧国家；2009年估计人口58, 126, 200；官方语言为意大利语；首都罗马）。意大利名ITALIAItalian name Italia
Italy was united under Rome from the 1st century BC to the collapse of the empire in AD 476. In the Middle Ages it was dominated by several city states and the papacy and was the centre of the Renaissance. Modern Italy was created in the mid 19th century by a movement led by Garibaldi; the Sardinian monarch, Victor Emmanuel II, became king of Italy in 1861. Italy entered the First World War on the Allied side in 1915. In 1922 the country was taken over by the Fascist dictator Mussolini; participation in support of Germany during the Second World War resulted in defeat and Mussolini's downfall. Italy was a founder member of the EEC
Definition of Italy in US English:
Italy
A country in southern Europe; population 59,800,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Rome; official language, Italian. Italian name Italia.
意大利（南欧国家；2009年估计人口58, 126, 200；官方语言为意大利语；首都罗马）。意大利名ITALIA
Successor to Rome, Italy achieved unification in the 19th century. It entered World War I on the Allied side in 1915. In 1922, the country was taken over by Fascist dictator Mussolini; participation in support of Germany during World War II resulted in defeat and Mussolini's downfall. Italy was a founding member of the EEC