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autostrada

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A motorway in Italy (and some other countries)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

an expressway in an Italian-speaking country

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: expressway, freeway, motorway, pike, state highway, superhighway, throughway, thruway

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Italian auto- Italian strada Italian autostradabor. English autostrada Borrowed from Italian autostrada.