Italians

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Italians (Italian: italiani, pronounced [itaˈljaːni]) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Italian geographical region. Italians share a common culture, history, ancestry and language. Their ancestors, differing regionally, include the various Italic peoples, notably among them the ancient Romans, who helped create and evolve the Italian identity. The Latin equivalent of the term Italian had been in use for natives of the geographical region since antiquity. Ethnic Italians (a group which includes people of Italian descent without Italian citizenship) can be distinguished from Italian nationals, who are citizens of Italy regardless of ancestry or nation of residence. The majority of Italian nationals are native speakers of the country's official language, Standard Italian, a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin. However, many of them also speak a regional or minority language native to Italy, the existence of which predates the...

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