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Fiat
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fiat FIAT fiát fiât
English
Alternative forms
en FIAT
Etymology
From the en it - abbreviation: it Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino Italian Automobile Factory of Turin.
Noun
An automobile manufactured by the Italian firm Fiat S.p.A.
en 1997 Jill Nagle Whores and Other Feminists http://books.google.com/books?q=%22boyfriend+who+drove+a+fiat%22 160 Even as a young feminist who was very angry at men, a real ballbuster, I had a boyfriend who drove a Fiat, I was always fashionable, even though it was hippie gear.
en 2003 Mary-Rose MacColl Killing Superman http://books.google.com/books?q=%22a+fiat+driver+at+heart%22 108 We'd watched Marion pile her three kids and their stuff into an old Fiat 124 I was sure Dad must have picked for her; she didn't look like a Fiat driver at heart.
en 2005 Chris Bonner Reducing Stress-related Behaviours in People with Dementia Care-based Therapy http://books.google.com/books?lr=&q=%22can%27t+stand+driving+a+Fiat%22&btnG=Search+Books 13 You are jet-lagged, have a headache, can't stand driving a Fiat, it's turned dark and you cannot see or read the road signs.
Derived terms
slang en FIAT
derogatory en fix it again Tony
en FCA
Further reading
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Anagrams
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