Mussolini

//ˌmʊsəˈliːni// adj, name

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to Benito Mussolini. humorous

    "He is the very model of a very stable genius / Of all the U.S. Presidents he is the Mussoliniest."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Italian.

Example

More examples

"Mussolini was leader of the fascist dictatorship."

Etymology

From Italian Mussolini, from mussola, mussolina (“muslin”), from Mussolo (“Mosul”), that is Mosul in northern Iraq.

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