ALL meanings of venice
Ven·ice
V v - noun venice city in Italy 1
- noun venice Italian Venezia. a seaport in NE Italy, built on numerous small islands in the Lagoon of Venice. 1
- noun venice Gulf of, the N arm of the Adriatic Sea. 1
- noun venice a town in SW Florida. 1
- noun venice seaport in N Italy built on more than 100 small islands in the Lagoon of Venice: formerly a maritime city-state extending over most of Venetia & Dalmatia: pop. 306,000 0
- noun venice Gulf ofN end of the Adriatic: c. 60 mi (97 km) wide 0
- noun venice Lagoon ofarm of this gulf, on the coast of Veneto: c. 180 sq mi (466 sq km) 0
- noun venice 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) 0