Venetian
[ vuh-nee-shuhn ]
/ vəˈni ʃən /
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adjective
of or relating to Venice or its inhabitants.
pertaining to or designating a style of painting developed in Venice principally during the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized chiefly by rich, often warm colors and the illusion of deep space.
in or in imitation of the style typical of Venice: Venetian architecture.
noun
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Origin of Venetian
1400–50; <Medieval Latin Venetiānus, equivalent to Veneti(a) Venice + Latin -ānus-an; replacing Middle English Venicien<Middle French
OTHER WORDS FROM Venetian
non-Ve·ne·tian, adjective, nounWords nearby Venetian
venerer, venery, venesection, Veneti, Venetia, Venetian, Venetian ball, venetian blind, Venetian blue, Venetian dentil, Venetian door
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Venetian
/ (vɪˈniːʃən) /
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of Venice or its inhabitants
noun
a native or inhabitant of Venice
See Venetian blind
(sometimes not capital) one of the tapes that join the slats of a Venetian blind
a cotton or woollen cloth used for linings
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