Venetia

[ vuh-nee-shee-uh, -shuh ]

/ vəˈni ʃi ə, -ʃə /

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noun

an ancient district in NE Italy: later a Roman province bounded by the Alps, the Po River, and the Adriatic Sea.

Venezia (def. 1).

a female given name.

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Words nearby Venetia

venereology, venerer, venery, venesection, Veneti, Venetia, Venetian, Venetian ball, venetian blind, Venetian blue, Venetian dentil

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How to use Venetia in a sentence

Venetia Thompson on the latest fallout from the al-Megrahi scandal.
Gaddafi Jr.'s Shooting Party|Venetia Thompson|November 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Venetia Thompson is a freelance journalist and regular contributor to The Spectator.
Zombies Rule, Vampires Suck|Venetia Thompson|October 13, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Fearing another reversal of his orders, Radetzky forthwith Radetzky firm threw his army into Venetia.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year|Edwin Emerson
Evidently the Venetia's third mate was under orders not to stop for any belated passenger.
The Incendiary|W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy

The enmity between the two countries was still more enhanced when, in 1866, Austria had to give up Venetia to Italy.
The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8)|Various
Venetian cloth has a worsted or cotton warp and worsted filling; named from Venetia, a country around Venice.
Textiles|William H. Dooley
She was watching the meeting between Matthias and Venetia Marbridge.
Joan Thursday|Louis Joseph Vance

British Dictionary definitions for Venetia

Venetia

/ (vɪˈniːʃə) /

noun

the area of ancient Italy between the lower Po valley and the Alps: later a Roman province

the territorial possessions of the medieval Venetian republic that were at the head of the Adriatic and correspond to the present-day region of Veneto and a large part of Friuli-Venezia Giulia

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