Venice (original) (raw)

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction

Synonyms:

Venezia; Venice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Meronyms (parts of "Venice"):

Grand Canal (the major waterway in Venice, Italy)

Meronyms (members of "Venice"):

Venetian (a resident of Venice)

Holonyms ("Venice" is a part of...):

Venetia; Veneto; Venezia-Euganea (a region of northeastern Italy on the Adriatic)

Derivation:

Venetian (of or relating to or characteristic of Venice or its people)

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