No. 12,308 in Russian
итальянцы
It means "Italians."
In a sentence
Итальянцы славятся своей кухней, особенно пастой и пиццей.
Italians are famous for their cuisine, especially pasta and pizza.
The word 'итальянцы' refers to the people of Italy collectively in this sentence.
Я познакомился с итальянцами, которые живут в соседнем доме.
I met Italians who live in the neighboring house.
Here, 'итальянцами' (instrumental case) is used to describe specific individuals of Italian nationality.
Итальянцы обычно любят говорить о моде.
Italians usually enjoy talking about fashion.
In this sentence, 'итальянцы' generalizes all Italian people in terms of their cultural habits or interests.
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