Mussolini
//ˌmʊsəˈliːni// adj, name
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Definitions
Adjective
- 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 A surname from Italian.
Synonyms
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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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