Chioggia

[ kee-oh-jee-uh; Italian kyawd-jah ]

/ kiˈoʊ dʒi ə; Italian ˈkyɔd dʒɑ /

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noun

a city in NE Italy, on an island at the S end of the Lagoon of Venice.

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Examples from the Web for chioggia

After which the Fortress of Chioggia is disclosed, with a bivouac of the Genoese garrison.
Punch Volume 102, May 28, 1892|Various
But the Genoese fleet, though besieged in Chioggia, was impregnable, and their command of the land secured them from famine.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07|Various
Were they the guns of Persano's long inactive fleet attacking some of Brondolo's or Chioggia's advanced forts?
The Short Works of George Meredith|George Meredith
The Genoese in their turn were now blockaded in Chioggia, and forced by famine to surrender.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 1|Various

Maruffo could do nothing, and on the 24th of June 1380 the defenders of Chioggia surrendered.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2|Various