Venice

[ven-is]

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.

Venice

/ 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)

Venice

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

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

Still, “The Circle,” which received the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, remains a searing indictment.

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John Banville’s story of desire and delusion follows Evelyn, a struggling English writer, and his new bride, Laura, as they arrive in an otherworldly Venice at the turn of the 20th century.

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In the early 1000s Maria Argyropoulina, a Byzantine emperor’s niece, brought gold forks to Venice for her wedding to the Doge’s son.

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Despite throwing five touchdown passes to lead his team to a 56-54 victory over Venice on Friday night, Palisades quarterback Jack Thomas was hardly satisfied.

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In “Venice, Palazzo Dario,” each rectangle has a different kind of broken color and a different temperature.

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