| abattis | (n) a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy, Syn. abatis |
| alberti | (n) Italian architect and painter; pioneering theoretician of Renaissance architecture (1404-1472), Syn. Leon Battista Alberti |
| bodoni | (n) Italian printer who designed the Bodoni font (1740-1813), Syn. Gianbattista Bodoni |
| innocent viii | (n) Italian pope from 1484 to 1492 who was known as a nepotist and was attacked by Savonarola for his worldliness (1432-1492), Syn. Giovanni Battista Cibo |
| lully | (n) French composer (born in Italy) who was the court composer to Louis XIV and founded the national French opera (1632-1687), Syn. Giambattista Lulli, Lulli, Jean Baptiste Lully |
| marini | (n) Italian poet (1569-1625), Syn. Marino, Giambattista Marino, Giambattista Marini |
| paul vi | (n) Italian pope from 1963 to 1978 who eased restrictions on fasting and on interfaith marriages (1897-1978), Syn. Giovanni Battista Montini |
| tiepolo | (n) Italian painter (1696-1770), Syn. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo |
