Venetia

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

noun

1. an ancient district in NE Italy: later a Roman province bounded by the Alps, the Po River, and the Adriatic Sea.
2. Venezia ( def 1 ).
3. a female given name.

Venetia

/ vɪˈniːʃə /

noun

1. the area of ancient Italy between the lower Po valley and the Alps: later a Roman province
2. 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

Example Sentences

Venetia Thompson on the latest fallout from the al-Megrahi scandal.

From The Daily Beast

Venetia Thompson is a freelance journalist and regular contributor to The Spectator.

From The Daily Beast

Fearing another reversal of his orders, Radetzky forthwith Radetzky firm threw his army into Venetia.

From Project Gutenberg

Evidently the Venetia's third mate was under orders not to stop for any belated passenger.

From Project Gutenberg

The enmity between the two countries was still more enhanced when, in 1866, Austria had to give up Venetia to Italy.

From Project Gutenberg

Venetian cloth has a worsted or cotton warp and worsted filling; named from Venetia, a country around Venice.

From Project Gutenberg

She was watching the meeting between Matthias and Venetia Marbridge.

From Project Gutenberg