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–noun

1.	Italian, Venezia. a seaport in NE Italy, built on numerous small islands in the Lagoon of Venice. 361,722.

2.	Gulf of, the N arm of the Adriatic Sea.

3.	a town in SW Florida. 12,153.

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A city of northeast Italy on islets within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice, a wide inlet of the northern Adriatic Sea. Founded in the 5th century A.D. by refugees fleeing the Lombard invaders who had gained control of the mainland, it became a major maritime power by the 13th century and spread its influence over northern Italy and the eastern Mediterranean by the 15th century. Its territories were gradually lost to the Turks, and in 1797 it passed to Austria. Venice was ceded to Italy in 1866. It is a tourist and commercial center known for its canals. Population: 270,000.

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Venice

from M.L. Venetia, from Veneti (Gk. Ouenetoi), name of an ancient people of Illyrian origin. Venetian blinds attested from 1791.

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venice
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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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Venice

City in northeastern Italy, built on 118 islets within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice, an arm of the Adriatic Sea.

Note: Venice is a tourist, commercial, and industrial center and one of Italy's major ports.

Note: Venice was governed as a republic for hundreds of years and long dominated trade between Europe and the Middle East.

Note: Instead of streets, Venice has canals, the Grand Canal serving as its main canal. People use gondolas and other boats to move about the city.

Note: Some of the city's landmarks are Saint Mark's Square, on which sits the Basilica of Saint Mark, the Bell Tower, the Palace of the Doges (the former rulers of the city), and the Academy of Fine Arts.

Note: The city houses the famous paintings of such Venetian masters as Titian, Tintoretto, and Paolo Veronese.

Note: Venice was sinking an average of one-fifth of an inch yearly until the middle 1970s, when the government restricted use of water from the city's underground wells.

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Venice Center, NY Zip code(s): 13147

Venice Gardens, FL (CDP, FIPS 73950) Location: 27.06903 N, 82.40502 W
Population (1990): 7701 (4085 housing units)
Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)

Venice, UT Zip code(s): 84701

Venice, LA Zip code(s): 70091

Venice, IL (city, FIPS 77473) Location: 38.67205 N, 90.16875 W
Population (1990): 3571 (1445 housing units)
Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62090

Venice, FL (city, FIPS 73900) Location: 27.09790 N, 82.43275 W
Population (1990): 16922 (12449 housing units)
Area: 19.2 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 34285

Venice, CA Zip code(s): 90291

Boothville-Venice, LA (CDP, FIPS 8715) Location: 29.32329 N, 89.39580 W
Population (1990): 2743 (974 housing units)
Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 6.4 sq km (water)

South Venice, FL (CDP, FIPS 68100) Location: 27.04260 N, 82.41427 W
Population (1990): 11951 (5637 housing units)
Area: 15.9 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 34293

Mid Venice, FL Zip code(s): 34292

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