Venice

American  

[ven-is] / ˈvɛn ɪs /

noun

1. Italian Venezia.  a seaport in NE Italy, built on numerous small islands in the Lagoon of Venice.

2. Gulf of, the N arm of the Adriatic Sea.

3. a town in SW Florida.

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Venice British  

/ ˈvɛnɪs /

noun

1. Italian name: Venezia.  a port in NE Italy, capital of Veneto region, built on over 100 islands and mud flats in the Lagoon of Venice (an inlet of the Gulf of Venice at the head of the Adriatic): united under the first doge in 697 _ad ; became an independent republic and a great commercial and maritime power, defeating Genoa, the greatest rival, in 1380; contains the Grand Canal and about 170 smaller canals, providing waterways for city transport. Pop: 271 073 (2001)

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Venice Cultural  

1. City in northeastern Italy, built on 118 islets within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice, an arm of the Adriatic Sea.

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The city houses the famous paintings of such Venetian masters as Titian, Tintoretto, and Paolo Veronese.

Some of the city's landmarks are Saint Mark's Square, on which sits the Basilica of Saint Mark, the Bell Tower, the Palace of the Doges (the former rulers of the city), and the Academy of Fine Arts.

Venice was sinking an average of one-fifth of an inch yearly until the middle 1970s, when the government restricted use of water from the city's underground wells.

Instead of streets, Venice has canals, the Grand Canal serving as its main canal. People use gondolas and other boats to move about the city.

Venice was governed as a republic for hundreds of years and long dominated trade between Europe and the Middle East.

Venice is a tourist, commercial, and industrial center and one of Italy's major ports.

Example Sentences

The Miramar Military Academy — first operating on the Venice waterfront and then in Redondo Beach — advertised itself as “an ideal school for manly boys.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Harvard Military Academy opened around 1901 on 10 acres at Western and Venice Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

It has already started manufacturing its cutting-edge CPU, known as Venice, in Taiwan using TSMC’s most advanced technology and has plans to produce the chip at the Taiwanese company’s factory in Arizona in the future.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

LOS ANGELES—Jason Grant thought he had found a gem: two adjacent parcels zoned for high-density housing in an amenity-rich neighborhood 3 miles from Venice Beach.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

It was the kind of stuff weight lifters wear down in Miami or out at Venice Beach, baggy track pants with baggy sweatshirts.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah