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VENEZIA
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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 "Venezia"):
Grand Canal (the major waterway in Venice, Italy)
Meronyms (members of "Venezia"):
Venetian (a resident of Venice)
Holonyms ("Venezia" is a part of...):
Venetia; Veneto; Venezia-Euganea (a region of northeastern Italy on the Adriatic)