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When talking about countries and nationalities in Italian, Paese can mean a country or a village; context identifies the meaning. Paese di origine refers to a person's country of origin, while Paese d'adozione refers to a country they have made their home.

Nazionalità describes national belonging; it is not a country name. Names such as Italia and Francia refer to countries, while Roma and Parigi refer to cities. Italian country and city names begin with capital letters; nationality adjectives normally begin with lowercase letters.

  1. Paese /paˈeze/ il pl. i paesi Country A1Elementary#
  2. Italia /iˈtalja/ l' Italy A1Elementary#
  3. Russia /ˈrussja/ la Russia A1Elementary#
  4. Nazionalità /nattsjonaliˈta/ la pl. le nazionalità Nationality A1Elementary#
  5. Dogana /doˈɡana/ la pl. le dogane Customs A2Intermediate#
  6. Regione /reˈdʒone/ la pl. le regioni Region A2Elementary#
  7. Bandiera /banˈdjɛra/ la pl. le bandiere Flag A2Elementary#
  8. Paese di origine /paˈeze di oˈridʒine/ il pl. i paesi di origine Country of origin B1Elementary#
  9. Ucraina /uˈkraina/ l' Ukraine A2Elementary#
  10. Moneta /moˈneta/ la pl. le monete Coin A2Elementary#
  11. Roma /ˈroma/ Rome A1Elementary#
  12. Passaporto /passaˈpɔrto/ il pl. i passaporti Passport A1Elementary#
  13. Gemellaggio /dʒemelˈladdʒo/ il pl. i gemellaggi Twinning B2Advanced#
  14. Vivere all'estero /ˈvivere all ˈɛstero/ Live abroad A2Elementary#
  15. Confine /konˈfine/ il pl. i confini Border B1Intermediate#
  16. Visitare una capitale /viziˈtare ˈuna kapiˈtale/ Visit a capital A2Intermediate#
  17. Nord /ˈnɔrd/ il North A1Elementary#
  18. Sud /ˈsud/ il South A1Elementary#
  19. Est /ˈɛst/ l' East A2Elementary#
  20. Ovest /ˈɔvest/ l' West A2Elementary#
  21. Regno Unito /ˈreɲɲo uˈnito/ il United Kingdom A2Elementary#
  22. Londra /ˈlondra/ London A1Elementary#
  23. Francia /ˈfrantʃa/ la France A1Elementary#
  24. Parigi /paˈridʒi/ Paris A1Elementary#
  25. Germania /dʒerˈmanja/ la Germany A1Elementary#
  26. Berlino /berˈlino/ Berlin A2Elementary#
  27. Spagna /ˈspaɲɲa/ la Spain A1Elementary#
  28. Madrid /maˈdrid/ Madrid A1Elementary#
  29. Austria /ˈaustrja/ l' Austria A1Elementary#
  30. Vienna /ˈvjɛnna/ Vienna A2Elementary#
  31. Svizzera /ˈzvittsera/ la Switzerland A1Elementary#
  32. Berna /ˈbɛrna/ Bern A2Elementary#
  33. Mosca /ˈmoska/ Moscow A2Elementary#
  34. Cina /ˈtʃina/ la China A1Elementary#
  35. Pechino /peˈkino/ Beijing A2Elementary#
  36. Stati Uniti /ˈstati uˈniti/ gli United States A1Elementary#
  37. Washington /ˈwɔʃʃinton/ Washington A2Elementary#
  38. Nazione /natˈtsjone/ la pl. le nazioni Nation A2Elementary#
  39. Provincia /proˈvintʃa/ la pl. le province Province A2Elementary#
  40. Continente /kontiˈnɛnte/ il pl. i continenti Continent A2Elementary#
  41. Mappa geografica /ˈmappa dʒeoˈɡrafika/ la pl. le mappe geografiche Geographic map A2Elementary#
  42. Città principale /tʃitˈta printʃiˈpale/ la pl. le città principali Main city A2Elementary#
  43. Slovacchia /zloˈvakkja/ la Slovakia A2Elementary#
  44. Podgorica /ˈpɔdɡoritsa/ Podgorica B2Advanced#
  45. Suva /ˈsuva/ Suva C1Advanced#
  46. Port Moresby /ˌpɔrt ˈmɔrzbi/ Port Moresby B2Advanced#
  47. Centro urbano /ˈtʃɛntro urˈbano/ il pl. i centri urbani Urban centre B2Intermediate#
  48. Paese d'adozione /paˈeze dadotˈtsjone/ il pl. i paesi d'adozione Adopted country B2Intermediate#
  49. Scoprire nuove culture /skoˈprire ˈnwɔve kulˈture/ Discover new cultures B1Intermediate#
  50. Slovenia /zloˈvɛnja/ la Slovenia A2Elementary#
  51. Croazia /kroˈattsja/ la Croatia A2Elementary#
  52. Romania /romaˈnia/ la Romania A2Elementary#
  53. Bulgaria /bulˈɡarja/ la Bulgaria A2Elementary#
  54. Serbia /ˈsɛrbja/ la Serbia B1Elementary#
  55. Turchia /turˈkia/ la Turkey A2Elementary#
  56. India /ˈindja/ l' India A1Elementary#
  57. Popolazione /popolatˈtsjone/ la pl. le popolazioni Population B1Intermediate#
  58. Metropoli /meˈtrɔpoli/ la pl. le metropoli Metropolis B2Intermediate#
  59. Lingua ufficiale /ˈlinɡwa uffiˈtʃale/ la pl. le lingue ufficiali Official language B1Intermediate#
  60. Visita internazionale /ˈvizita internatˈtsjonale/ la pl. le visite internazionali International visit B2Intermediate#
  61. Paese vicino /paˈeze viˈtʃino/ il pl. i paesi vicini Neighboring country A2Elementary#
  62. Paese lontano /paˈeze lonˈtano/ il pl. i paesi lontani Distant country A2Elementary#
  63. Paesi europei /paˈezi euroˈpɛi/ il pl. i paesi europei European countries A2Elementary#
  64. Paesi asiatici /paˈezi aˈzjatitʃi/ il pl. i paesi asiatici Asian countries A2Elementary#
  65. Paesi africani /paˈezi afriˈkani/ il pl. i paesi africani African countries A2Elementary#
  66. Paesi americani /paˈezi ameriˈkani/ il pl. i paesi americani American countries A2Elementary#
  67. Portogallo /portoˈɡallo/ il Portugal A1Elementary#
  68. Lisbona /lizˈbona/ Lisbon A2Elementary#
  69. Grecia /ˈɡrɛtʃa/ la Greece A1Elementary#
  70. Atene /aˈtɛne/ Athens A2Elementary#
  71. Paesi Bassi /paˈezi ˈbassi/ i Netherlands A2Elementary#
  72. Amsterdam /ˈamsterdam/ Amsterdam A2Elementary#
  73. Belgio /ˈbɛldʒo/ il Belgium A2Elementary#
  74. Bruxelles /brukˈsɛl/ Brussels A2Elementary#
  75. Svezia /ˈzvɛttsja/ la Sweden A2Elementary#
  76. Stoccolma /stokˈkolma/ Stockholm A2Elementary#
  77. Norvegia /norˈvɛdʒa/ la Norway A2Elementary#
  78. Oslo /ˈɔzlo/ Oslo A2Elementary#
  79. Finlandia /finˈlandja/ la Finland A2Elementary#
  80. Helsinki /ˈɛlsinki/ Helsinki B1Elementary#
  81. Danimarca /daniˈmarka/ la Denmark A2Elementary#
  82. Copenaghen /kopeˈnaɡen/ Copenhagen A2Elementary#
  83. Irlanda /irˈlanda/ l' Ireland A1Elementary#
  84. Dublino /duˈblino/ Dublin A2Elementary#
  85. Polonia /poˈlɔnja/ la Poland A1Elementary#
  86. Varsavia /varˈsavja/ Warsaw A2Elementary#
  87. Repubblica Ceca /reˈpubblika ˈtʃɛka/ la Czech Republic A2Elementary#
  88. Praga /ˈpraɡa/ Prague A2Elementary#
  89. Ungheria /uŋɡeˈria/ l' Hungary A2Elementary#
  90. Budapest /ˈbudapɛst/ Budapest A2Elementary#
  91. Giappone /dʒapˈpone/ il Japan A1Elementary#
  92. Tokyo /ˈtɔkjo/ Tokyo A2Elementary#
  93. Corea del Sud /koˈrɛa del ˈsud/ la South Korea A2Elementary#
  94. Seul /seˈul/ Seoul A2Elementary#
  95. Vietnam /vjetˈnam/ il Vietnam A2Elementary#
  96. Indonesia /indoˈnɛzja/ l' Indonesia A2Elementary#
  97. Filippine /filipˈpine/ le Philippines A2Elementary#
  98. Arabia Saudita /aˈrabja sauˈdita/ l' Saudi Arabia A2Elementary#
  99. Iran /iˈran/ l' Iran A2Elementary#
  100. Israele /izraˈɛle/ Israel A2Elementary#
  101. Pakistan /pakiˈstan/ il Pakistan A2Elementary#
  102. Thailandia /taiˈlandja/ la Thailand A2Elementary#
  103. Bangkok /baŋˈkɔk/ Bangkok A2Elementary#
  104. Egitto /eˈdʒitto/ l' Egypt A2Elementary#
  105. Il Cairo /il ˈkairo/ Cairo A2Elementary#
  106. Messico /ˈmɛssiko/ il Mexico A2Elementary#
  107. Città del Messico /tʃitˈta del ˈmɛssiko/ Mexico City A2Elementary#
  108. Argentina /ardʒenˈtina/ l' Argentina A1Elementary#
  109. Buenos Aires /ˌbwɛnos ˈaires/ Buenos Aires A2Elementary#
  110. Cuba /ˈkuba/ Cuba A2Elementary#
  111. L'Avana /laˈvana/ Havana A2Elementary#
  112. Cambiare paese /kamˈbjare paˈeze/ Change country B1Elementary#
  113. Singapore /sinɡaˈpore/ Singapore A2Elementary#
  114. Marocco /maˈrɔkko/ il Morocco A2Elementary#
  115. Sudafrica /suˈdafrika/ il South Africa A2Elementary#
  116. Nigeria /niˈdʒɛrja/ la Nigeria B1Elementary#
  117. Canada /ˈkanada/ il Canada A1Elementary#
  118. Brasile /braˈzile/ il Brazil A1Elementary#
  119. Colombia /koˈlombja/ la Colombia A2Elementary#
  120. Paese ospitante /paˈeze ospiˈtante/ il pl. i paesi ospitanti Host country B2Intermediate#
  121. Centro amministrativo /ˈtʃɛntro amministraˈtivo/ il pl. i centri amministrativi Administrative center B2Intermediate#
  122. Cile /ˈtʃile/ il Chile A2Elementary#
  123. Perù /peˈru/ il Peru A2Elementary#
  124. Australia /auˈstralja/ l' Australia A1Elementary#
  125. Nuova Zelanda /ˈnwɔva dzeˈlanda/ la New Zealand A2Elementary#
  126. Cooperazione /kooperatˈtsjone/ la Cooperation B2Intermediate#
  127. Capitale economica /kapiˈtale ekoˈnɔmika/ la pl. le capitali economiche Economic capital B2Intermediate#
  128. Capitale culturale /kapiˈtale kultuˈrale/ la pl. le capitali culturali Cultural capital B2Intermediate#
  129. Capitale storica /kapiˈtale ˈstɔrika/ la pl. le capitali storiche Historical capital B2Intermediate#
  130. Conoscere altri popoli /koˈnoʃʃere ˈaltri ˈpɔpoli/ Get to know other peoples B1Intermediate#
  131. Sentirsi cittadini del mondo /senˈtirsi tʃittaˈdini del ˈmondo/ Feel like citizens of the world B2Intermediate#
  132. Capoluogo /kapoˈlwɔɡo/ il pl. i capoluoghi Regional capital B1Intermediate#
  133. Territorio autonomo /terriˈtɔrjo auˈtɔnomo/ il pl. i territori autonomi Autonomous territory B2Intermediate#
  134. Bratislava /bratiˈzlava/ Bratislava B1Intermediate#
  135. Lubiana /luˈbjana/ Ljubljana B1Intermediate#
  136. Zagabria /ˈdzaɡabrja/ Zagreb B1Intermediate#
  137. Bucarest /bukaˈrɛst/ Bucharest A2Intermediate#
  138. Sofia /ˈsɔfja/ Sofia A2Intermediate#
  139. Belgrado /belˈɡrado/ Belgrade B1Intermediate#
  140. Montenegro /monteˈneɡro/ il Montenegro B1Intermediate#
  141. Kiev /ˈkiɛv/ Kyiv A2Intermediate#
  142. Ankara /ˈankara/ Ankara A2Intermediate#
  143. Nuova Delhi /ˈnwɔva ˈdɛli/ New Delhi A2Intermediate#
  144. Hanoi /aˈnɔi/ Hanoi B1Intermediate#
  145. Bosnia ed Erzegovina /ˈbɔznja ed ertseˈɡɔvina/ la Bosnia and Herzegovina B1Intermediate#
  146. Sarajevo /saraˈjɛvo/ Sarajevo B1Intermediate#
  147. Albania /alˈbanja/ l' Albania A2Intermediate#
  148. Tirana /tiˈrana/ Tirana B1Intermediate#
  149. Macedonia del Nord /matʃeˈdɔnja del ˈnɔrd/ la North Macedonia B1Intermediate#
  150. Skopje /ˈskɔpje/ Skopje B1Intermediate#
  151. Bielorussia /bjeloˈrussja/ la Belarus B1Intermediate#
  152. Minsk /minsk/ Minsk B1Intermediate#
  153. Cipro /ˈtʃipro/ Cyprus A2Intermediate#
  154. Nicosia /nikoˈzia/ Nicosia B1Intermediate#
  155. Giacarta /dʒaˈkarta/ Jakarta B1Intermediate#
  156. Manila /maˈnila/ Manila B1Intermediate#
  157. Riad /riˈad/ Riyadh B2Intermediate#
  158. Teheran /teeˈran/ Tehran B1Intermediate#
  159. Gerusalemme /dʒeruzaˈlɛmme/ Jerusalem B1Intermediate#
  160. Islamabad /izlamaˈbad/ Islamabad B1Intermediate#
  161. Rabat /raˈbat/ Rabat B1Intermediate#
  162. Libano /ˈlibano/ il Lebanon B1Intermediate#
  163. Beirut /beiˈrut/ Beirut B1Intermediate#
  164. Kuwait /kuˈwait/ il Kuwait B1Intermediate#
  165. Kuwait City /kuˈwait ˈsiti/ Kuwait City B1Intermediate#
  166. Algeria /aldʒeˈria/ l' Algeria A2Intermediate#
  167. Algeri /alˈdʒɛri/ Algiers B1Intermediate#
  168. Tunisia /tuˈnizja/ la Tunisia A2Intermediate#
  169. Tunisi /ˈtunizi/ Tunis A2Intermediate#
  170. Kenya /ˈkɛnja/ il Kenya A2Intermediate#
  171. Nairobi /naiˈrɔbi/ Nairobi B1Intermediate#
  172. Etiopia /etiˈɔpja/ l' Ethiopia B1Intermediate#
  173. Addis Abeba /ˈaddis aˈbɛba/ Addis Ababa B2Intermediate#
  174. Senegal /seneˈɡal/ il Senegal B1Intermediate#
  175. Dakar /daˈkar/ Dakar B1Intermediate#
  176. Ghana /ˈɡana/ il Ghana B1Intermediate#
  177. Accra /ˈakkra/ Accra B2Intermediate#
  178. Pretoria /preˈtɔrja/ Pretoria B1Intermediate#
  179. Abuja /aˈbudʒa/ Abuja B2Intermediate#
  180. Ottawa /ˈɔttawa/ Ottawa B1Intermediate#
  181. Brasilia /braˈzilja/ Brasilia B1Intermediate#
  182. Bogotà /boɡoˈta/ Bogotá B1Intermediate#
  183. Santiago /sanˈtjaɡo/ Santiago A2Intermediate#
  184. Paesi dell'Oceania /paˈezi dellotʃeˈanja/ il pl. i paesi dell'Oceania Oceania countries B1Intermediate#
  185. Canberra /ˈkanberra/ Canberra A2Intermediate#
  186. Wellington /ˈwɛlliŋton/ Wellington B1Intermediate#
  187. Figi /ˈfidʒi/ le Fiji B1Intermediate#
  188. Papua Nuova Guinea /ˈpapua ˈnwɔva ɡwiˈnɛa/ la Papua New Guinea B1Intermediate#

Rules to remember

  • Italia and Francia are feminine singular country names; Regno Unito is masculine singular. Articles and adjectives agree with these names in gender and number.
  • Stati Uniti and Paesi Bassi are masculine plural names, even though each names a single country.
  • Nazionalità is feminine and has the same form in the singular and plural. The written accents in Nazionalità and Perù are required.

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