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Italy - Letters

There are 21 letters in the standard Italian alphabet, compared to the English alphabet, which has 26 letters.  Additionally, the letters J, K, W, X and Y are not in the Italian alphabet.  Nevertheless, these letters are found in some “loan or foreign” words used in Italy.

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