[vuh-nee-shee-uh, -shuh] 
| 1. | an ancient district in NE Italy: later a Roman province bounded by the Alps, the Po River, and the Adriatic Sea. |
| 2. | Venezia (def. 1). |
| 3. | a female given name. |
| Ve·ne·ti·a (və-nē'shē-ə, -shə) A historical region of northeast Italy between the Po River and the Alps. Named after the Veneti, a people who settled the area c. 1000 B.C., it was joined with Istria by Augustus to form a separate province. The area was devastated by the Huns in the 5th century, but its towns later became powerful communes, with Venice becoming dominant by the 15th century. It passed to Austria in 1797 and to Italy in 1866. |
Venetia
territory of northeastern Italy and western Slovenia between the Alps and the Po River and opening on the Adriatic Sea. Italians often use the name Veneto for the region around Venice proper (Venezia) and the name Venezia Giulia for the country to the east
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