Venice

American  

[ven-is] / ˈvɛn ɪs /

noun

1. Italian Venezia.  a seaport in NE Italy, built on numerous small islands in the Lagoon of Venice.

2. Gulf of, the N arm of the Adriatic Sea.

3. a town in SW Florida.

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Venice British  

/ ˈvɛnɪs /

noun

1. Italian name: Venezia.  a port in NE Italy, capital of Veneto region, built on over 100 islands and mud flats in the Lagoon of Venice (an inlet of the Gulf of Venice at the head of the Adriatic): united under the first doge in 697 _ad ; became an independent republic and a great commercial and maritime power, defeating Genoa, the greatest rival, in 1380; contains the Grand Canal and about 170 smaller canals, providing waterways for city transport. Pop: 271 073 (2001)

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Venice Cultural  

1. City in northeastern Italy, built on 118 islets within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice, an arm of the Adriatic Sea.

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The city houses the famous paintings of such Venetian masters as Titian, Tintoretto, and Paolo Veronese.

Some of the city's landmarks are Saint Mark's Square, on which sits the Basilica of Saint Mark, the Bell Tower, the Palace of the Doges (the former rulers of the city), and the Academy of Fine Arts.

Venice was sinking an average of one-fifth of an inch yearly until the middle 1970s, when the government restricted use of water from the city's underground wells.

Instead of streets, Venice has canals, the Grand Canal serving as its main canal. People use gondolas and other boats to move about the city.

Venice was governed as a republic for hundreds of years and long dominated trade between Europe and the Middle East.

Venice is a tourist, commercial, and industrial center and one of Italy's major ports.

Example Sentences

The fracture -- coming just over a week after she had ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee -- sent Vonn to the Ca' Foncello hospital in the city of Treviso, north of Venice.

From Barron's

I ran into her later that fall in Venice.

From Los Angeles Times

The idea for the character emerged when Beano's editor heard a musical hall song with the chorus "I'm Dennis the Menace from Venice" and ordered a character to fit the name.

From BBC

Some opera critics welcomed the idea of a woman leading the Venice opera for the first time.

From The Wall Street Journal

No extra parking is being built for Ikea, but patrons can use the existing Helms Bakery lots across Venice Boulevard, Marks said.

From Los Angeles Times