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cittadina

small town, township

noun cheet-tah-DEE-nah Less Common

Also means

female citizen

Usage Note

Cittadina has two distinct senses depending on context: a small town (una graziosa cittadina = a charming little town) and a female citizen (una cittadina italiana = an Italian citizen, f). Context usually disambiguates. The masculine citizen is cittadino; the large city is città (invariable). Learners should not confuse cittadina (small town) with città (city).

Examples

"Viviamo in una piccola cittadina."

Natural Translation

We live in a small town.

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