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i Paesi

countries

p a ˈe . z i → paese
paes country, nation + i Masculine plural
noun · plural masculine Rare #47,178
countries The singular paese can also mean “town” or “village,” but the plural paesi commonly means “countries.”
IT: Questi paesi sono vicini.
EN: These countries are close to each other.
Declension of paese

Ed è illegale in molti Paesi.

And it's illegal in many countries.

— Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)

Mi piacciono i Paesi con una classe media.

I like countries with a middle class.

— Vi presento Toni Erdmann (2016)

E sarebbe coraggioso in altri Paesi, o da pazzi.

And that would be brave in other countries, or crazy.

— Ricky Gervais: Mortality (2025)

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paese p a ˈe . z e