What does ente in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word ente in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ente in Italian.

The word ente in Italian means body, authority, being, entity, certifying agency, managing authority, managing institution, governing institution, operatic organisation, local entity, local organization, local agencies, public authority. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ente

body, authority

sostantivo maschile (istituzione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Province sono enti pubblici.
The Provinces are public institutions.

being

sostantivo maschile (filosofia, cio che è) (philosophy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Per Tommaso d'Aquino, il fondamento dell'ente è l'essere.
For Thomas Aquinas the foundation of being is being itself.

entity

sostantivo maschile (matematica, entità) (math)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Gli enti geometrici fanno parte della geometria euclidea.
Geometric entities are part of Euclidean geometry.

certifying agency

managing authority, managing institution, governing institution

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

operatic organisation

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

local entity, local organization

sostantivo maschile (organo territoriale)

local agencies

public authority

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il nostro è uno degli enti pubblici più virtuosi del paese.
Our body is one of the most virtuous public bodies in the country.

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