Venezia Giulia

[ ve-ne-tsyah joo-lyah ]

/ vɛˈnɛ tsyɑ ˈdʒu lyɑ /

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noun

a former region of NE Italy, at the N end of the Adriatic: now mainly in Croatia and Slovenia. The larger part, including the area surrounding the Free Territory of Trieste, was ceded to Yugoslavia 1947; the part remaining in Italy merged with Udine to form Friuli-Venezia Giulia.

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Words nearby Venezia Giulia

Venetian window, Venetic, Veneto, Venez., Venezia, Venezia Giulia, Venezia Tridentina, Venezuela, Venezuelan, venge, vengeance

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How to use Venezia Giulia in a sentence

Three hours after his new daughter, Giulia, was born, Sarkozy returned to the maternity clinic.
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You bathed your spirit in sunshine and colour; I can hear you murmur now, 'O Venezia benedetta!
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You are, I fancy, in a position to give us some details on the subject of Donna Giulia.'
The Child of Pleasure|Gabriele D'Annunzio
He turned as he passed the group, and recognised Francesco, who was a little in advance of Giulia and her burden.
A Flight with the Swallows|Emma Marshall

In another five minutes the doctor and Giulia, carrying her burden, arrived at the gate of the Villa Firenze.
A Flight with the Swallows|Emma Marshall
And such a history was poured forth by Giulia, and then followed such gestures, and such exclamations!
A Flight with the Swallows|Emma Marshall

British Dictionary definitions for Venezia Giulia

Venezia Giulia

/ (Italian ˈdʒuːlja) /

noun

a former region of NE Italy at the N end of the Adriatic: divided between Yugoslavia and Italy after World War II; now divided between Italy and Slovenia

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