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milionario

millionaire

adjective noun mee-lyoh-NAH-ryoh Rare

Origin: From milione 'million' + suffix -ario

Also means

worth millions

Usage Note

Milionario functions as both an adjective (un'impresa milionaria, 'a million-dollar enterprise') and a noun (è un milionario, 'he is a millionaire'). The feminine form is milionaria. As a noun it refers specifically to a person with assets worth at least a million; as an adjective it describes something involving or worth millions.

Examples

"Ha vinto una somma milionaria alla lotteria."

Natural Translation

He won a million-dollar sum in the lottery.

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