2026 Olympic host country (5)

I believe the answer is:

italy

(Other definitions for italy that I've seen before include "Country of Bologna, Bari and Brescia" , "Catholic country" , "Land for laity, oddly" , "It was the core of the Roman Empire" , "Rome is its capital" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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