It was only after unification in 1870 that the country of Italy, in the sense of a nation-state, was given its present form and name. It should be borne in mind, however, that until well into the 19th century 'Italy' was no more than a 'geographical expression', in the words of the Austrian statesman Klemens von Metternich. What is certain is that the term was initially used for the southern coastal regions, appeared in the 1st century BC on coins of so-called 'Italic' peoples in the center and gradually became used in the Middle Ages for the entire peninsula. It may be an ancient Greek term meaning "land of the cattle," or referring to a tribe in the south of the country, the Italoi. It is not entirely clear where the name Italy comes from. The Rise of the Populists: Five Star Movement and Lega.
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