scudocrociato
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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From scudo (“shield”) + crociato (“bearing a cross”, adjective). A red cross on a white shield was the symbol of the now-defunct Italian centrist political party named Democrazia Cristiana (1943 – 1994).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]scudocrociato (feminine scudocrociata, masculine plural scudocrociati, feminine plural scudocrociate)
- (historical, politics) of or pertaining to the Democrazia Cristiana (Christian Democracy) political party
- (by extension) of or pertaining to any centrist political party adopting the cross-bearing shield as a symbol
Noun
[edit]scudocrociato m (plural scudocrociati, feminine scudocrociata)
- (historical) a member or the Democrazia Cristiana political party (male)
- (by extension) a member of any centrist political party adopting the cross-bearing shield as a symbol (male)
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ scudocrociato in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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