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VENETIAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A resident of Venice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Venetian" is a kind of...):

Italian (a native or inhabitant of Italy)

Holonyms ("Venetian" is a member of...):

Venezia; Venice (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)

Derivation:

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

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Venice or its people

Example:

Venetian canals

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Venice (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)

Derivation:

Venetian (a resident of Venice)

Venice (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)

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