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.

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Jet2 said flight LS1310 from Venice moved off the runway after landing on Sunday afternoon due to "exceptional weather conditions" caused by the storm.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

The film, starring Malkovich and Sam Rockwell as grizzled spies on Easter Island in 1973, got a similar reception from gala festival audiences in Venice and Toronto in September, triggering instant Oscar chatter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Promise moved close to Culver from Venice in June.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Twenty-four years ago, a nervous Iñárritu visited Ruscha’s Venice studio to offer him the role of the gynecologist in “21 Grams.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

In all likelihood Donne had met Galileo in Venice or Padua in 1605 or 1606.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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