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Venetia

Venetia

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A region in the northeast of Italy on the Adriatic coast
  • proper noun
: Véneto
  • I have always dreamed of visiting the beautiful region of Venetia in northeastern Italy.

Examples

  • Venetia Butterfield, Viking Publishing Director, said in a statement, "Seventy years since Anne began her diary, it remains one of the most beloved books of all time."

    Blog text (31)
  • Across the border in Austrian ruled Lombardi Venetia, Italian nationalists revolt in Milan and Venice and drive out the Austrian garrisons.

  • In Venetia, per Michele Tramezzino, 1547.

    Academic text (1994)
  • In Venetia, appresso Vincenzo Portonaris, 1562.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The authors thank Ms. Venetia Valiga, a medical and scientific illustrator at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington, D.C., for the illustration (figure 4).

    Academic text (2005)
  • The cuisine in Venetia is famous for its fresh seafood and local wines.

  • As a historical area known for its art, Venetia attracts tourists from all over the world.

Synonyms

Veneto
vsVenetia
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A region in northeastern Italy by the Adriatic Sea that includes cities like Venice and Verona

is the historical name for the same region rather than the modern name

Surface Forms

Venetia main

Etymology

Venetia comes from the name of an old people, the Veneti, and originally meant the 'land of the Veneti'. That's why Venetia today names the region around Venice in the north-east part of Italy.