Meaning & use
Italianate
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Having qualities, especially in architecture or art, that resemble or are influenced by Italian style.
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The mansion's Italianate towers and arched windows recall villas from the Tuscan countryside.
Many 19th-century American city halls were built in an Italianate style.
A note on using this word
Most often used to describe a 19th-century architectural style inspired by Italian Renaissance buildings, rather than to describe something actually from Italy.
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