Il Duce
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Il Duce
- /iːl ˈduːtʃeɪ/ UK
- /il ˈdutʃeɪ/ US
Rhymes with -uːtʃeɪ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian il Duce (literally “the Leader”), from duce (“commander, leader”), from Latin dux, accusative ducem (“leader”), from the nomen agentis form of Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to lead”). Doublet of duke.
proper noun Duce
- The title which Italian dictator Benito Mussolini assumed during his rule (1922—1945).
Translations
Every language
name title assumed by Mussolini
| 한국어 | 두체 Duche |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ドゥーチェ Dūche, 統帥 tōsui |
| 中文 | 法西斯領袖 /法西斯领袖 fǎxīsī lǐngxiù |
| Français | le Duce |
| Deutsch | der Duce |
| Italiano | il Duce, il Duce del Fascismo |
| Ελληνικά | ο Ντούτσε o Ntoútse |
| Русский | ду́че dúče |
| العربية | الْدُوتْشِي al-dūtše |
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