Veneti
an ancient people of NE Italy absorbed by Rome after the Second Punic War.
an ancient Celtic people of Brittany, conquered by Julius Caesar, 56 b.c.
Origin of Veneti
1- Also Ven·e·tes [ven-i-teez]. /ˈvɛn ɪˌtiz/.
Words Nearby Veneti
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How to use Veneti in a sentence
For some of the higher questions of ethnology, however, the Liburni and Veneti are tribes of exceeding importance.
The Ethnology of Europe | Robert Gordon LathamIt was the people called the Veneti who, more than a thousand years ago, settled Venice, and invented these little ships.
Harper's Young People, March 16, 1880 | VariousThese were apparently skiffs which were much lighter and smaller than the imposing vessels of the Veneti.
Ancient Man in Britain | Donald A. (Donald Alexander) MackenzieHe served under Cæsar in Gaul, during which campaign he destroyed the fleet of the Veneti.
Plutarch's Lives Volume III. | PlutarchThe Veneti took to fishing, then to making salt, and finally to mercantile enterprises.
Man on the Ocean | R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for Veneti
/ (vɛˈnɛtɪ, -taɪ) /
(functioning as plural) an ancient people who established themselves at the head of the Adriatic around 950 bc, later becoming Roman subjects
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