From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Italy
noun: a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD [syn: {Italian Republic}, {Italia}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Italy, TX (town, FIPS 37072) Location: 32.18139 N, 96.88388 W Population (1990): 1699 (668 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 76651
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Italy, TX -- U.S. town in Texas Population (2000): 1993 Housing Units (2000): 731 Land area (2000): 1.793563 sq. miles (4.645306 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.793563 sq. miles (4.645306 sq. km) FIPS code: 37072 Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48 Location: 32.182705 N, 96.884967 W ZIP Codes (1990): 76651 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Italy, TX Italy
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Italy Acts 18:2; 27:1, 6; Heb. 13:24), like most geographical names, was differently used at different periods of history. As the power of Rome advanced, nations were successively conquered and added to it till it came to designate the whole country to the south of the Alps. There was constant intercourse between Palestine and Italy in the time of the Romans.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Italy, abounding with calves or heifers
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