B1NounMasculine
il discendente
descendant
/dee-shen-DEN-teh/
Plural: discendenti
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What does ‘discendente’ mean in English?
Examples in Context
Sono una discendente di emigranti italiani in Argentina.
I am a descendant of Italian emigrants in Argentina.
I discendenti della famiglia reale vivono ancora in Italia.
The descendants of the royal family still live in Italy.
About This Word
There are approximately 80 million people of Italian descent worldwide — more than Italy's current population. The largest Italian diaspora communities are in Brazil, Argentina and the United States.
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