Somebody of british and italian descent/nationality. Gets to enjoy a mixture of 2 great cultures.
There are many Britalians out there who have made a huge contribution to society.
Sportsmen like Joe Calzaghe, Frankie Dettori and countless footballers. Chefs such as Aldo Zilli and Marco Pierre White. Muscians, actors, actressess, inventors, singers, comedians, writers, poets, business people and more!
There are many Britalians out there who have made a huge contribution to society.
Sportsmen like Joe Calzaghe, Frankie Dettori and countless footballers. Chefs such as Aldo Zilli and Marco Pierre White. Muscians, actors, actressess, inventors, singers, comedians, writers, poets, business people and more!
by Britalian February 9, 2008
Britalian is a term that functions as a catchy alternative to the more formal term Anglo-Italian or British Italian. Britalian capitalises on the duplication of the 'it' syllable in both British and Italian to form a cohesive blend of the two words. Britalians are British citizens or residents of Italian ethnic or national origin. Italians have resided in Britain since the times of Emperor Claudius' invasion in AD 43, in modern times however most British residents of Italian origin emigrated or their decendants emirgrated post-WW2 due to the extremly poor economic conditions in Italy. Britalians have long since contributed in every avenue of British culture, yet there is still an underlying xenophobic feeling directed t the Italian community in Britain. The sinking of the steamship SS Arandora Star on 2 July 1940 resulted in the loss of over 700 lives—including 446 British-Italians being deported as undesirable. There are of course several ethnic slurs specific to Italians which will not be listed here, but despite the Anti-Italianism mostly over the last century Italian culture and the Italian sense of identity for all the Italians the world over is still strong.
List of famous Britalians include: British Prime minister in the name of Benjamin Disraeli, the great linguist and lexicographer John Florio. Dante Gabriel Rossetti The poet, painter and translator. . Dame Anita Roddick, DBE founder of The Body Shop, Peter Bonetti 729 appearances for Chelsea, Lanfranco "Frankie" Dettori, MBE the very successful horse racing jockey. Lawrence Dallaglio OBE is a retired English rugby union player World Cup winner in 2003. Joseph William Calzaghe, CBE, MBE is a former professional boxer. . Musicians like Chris Rea, Paolo Nutini, Brian Johnson lead singer for the rock band AC/DC since 1980. Anthony Minghella Academy Award winner for Best Director. Armando Iannucci Scottish-Italian comedian, satirist, writer, director, performer and radio producer who's work includes; I'm Alan Partridge, The Thick Of It, Time Trumpet and the Academy Award nominated In The Loop for Best Adapted Screenplay in 2010. The list of famous British Italians goes on. Britain is an ecclectic mix of different ethnicities, cultures, languages and communities the Italian community in Britain has a strong sense of pride and will continue further itself in culture as well as contribute to British culture.
by tmeucci June 19, 2011
by Rokai July 27, 2014
Someone who is of British and Italian descent. In addition, this person must be extraordinarily cocky even though he is an exceptionally pathetic person. This causes him to lie constantly in order to keep up his "image". Many people make fun of Britalians due to these qualities.
This kid named Tommaso just told me that he has an IQ of 178, but hes a Britalian so I wouldn't trust him
by .BAS March 6, 2011
Someone that has Maltese nationality that is of Italian and British or English descent and origins, born in any of the three places.
(Maltese people tend to descend from Sicily or southern mainland italy, however due to people in malta of other descent like english etc, maltese people of italian descent therefore are differentiated by being known as italian maltese)
(Maltese people tend to descend from Sicily or southern mainland italy, however due to people in malta of other descent like english etc, maltese people of italian descent therefore are differentiated by being known as italian maltese)
That dude was born in England but he doesnt look it (He looks ethnically Italian). Yeah his dad is Italian Maltese or sicilan or something, and his mum is English, so he is Britalian Maltese or Anglo Italian Maltese.
by dipalermo2011 March 4, 2011