agenzia

agency

noun ah-jen-TSEE-ah Less Common

Origin: from Latin agentia

Also means

branch

Usage Note

Agenzia names a service company, as in agenzia di viaggi ('travel agency') or agenzia immobiliare ('estate agency'); a bank branch is also l'agenzia. The stress falls on the -zi- and the plural is agenzie.

Examples

"Lavoro in un'agenzia di viaggi."

Natural Translation

I work at a travel agency.

Literal Translation

I-work in an-agency of travels.

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