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Veneto

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/ ˈvɛːneto /

noun

  1. Also called: Venezia-Euganea. a region of NE Italy, on the Adriatic: mountainous in the north with a fertile plain in the south, crossed by the Rivers Po, Adige, and Piave. Capital: Venice. Pop: 4 577 408 (2003 est). Area: 18 377 sq km (7095 sq miles)

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Bottle bio: This 100% Glera bottling from Italy’s prestigious Veneto region showcases apple and white fruit on the nose.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

This resulted in a combined overweight and obesity rate of about 41%, consistent with data from the Veneto region of Italy.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2026

“As soon as we get a cold snap, the chicories start to come out, and from the Veneto over into Friuli, you just have this, like huge variety of different radicchio species,” she says.”

From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026

As with the previous charge, people with hotel and guest house reservations will be exempt, as will residents of the Veneto region, students enrolled at Venice university, and those visitings relatives who live in Venice.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2024

At the close of a few months, they had to be sent back to their caves, in order to deliver the Veneto from an unbearable incubus.

From The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First by Carlo Gozzi

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