bel paese
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Literally “fair, beautiful country”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbɛl paˈe.se/, [ˌbɛl päˈeːze], [ˌbɛl päˈeːse]
Proper noun
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il bel paese ― Italy
- (chiefly literary, sometimes capitalized) Italy
- 1321, Dante Alighieri, chapter XXIII, in The Divine Comedy, volume 1 (Inferno):
- del bel paese là dove ’l sì suona
- of the fair land there where the sì doth sound
- 1374, Francesco Petrarca, chapter CXLVI, in Il Canzoniere:
- il bel paese / ch’Appennin parte, e ’l mar circonda e l’Alpe
- that fair country / the Apennines divide, and Alps and sea surround
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Derived terms
Further reading
Bel paese (phrase) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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