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Venetian

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English

Etymology

From Latin Venetianus (“Venetic; Venetian”), from Venetia (“lands of the Veneti; Venice, Veneto; Armorica”) + -anus (“-ian”), from Veneti + -ia. In the case of the Veneti of northern Brittany, derived from Gaulish Uenetoi (“the friendly ones, the kinsmen”), from Proto-Celtic *wenet, a derivation from *wenyā (“kindred”). In the case of the Veneti of northeastern Italy, of uncertain origin but presumably taken from a Venetic endonym, possibly Illyrian or Celtic. Equivalent to Veneto or Venetia +‎ -ian.

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Adjective

Venetian (not comparable)

  1. Of, from or relating to the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy.
  2. (historical) Of or related to the former republic of Venice and its colonial empire around the Adriatic and eastern Mediterranean Seas.
  3. (linguistics) Of or related to Venetan, the language spoken in Veneto, or more specifically the Venetian dialect spoken in the city itself.
  4. (uncommon) Synonym of Venetic, of or related to Veneto, the Italian region around the city.
  5. (historical, uncommon) Synonym of Venetic, of or related to the Veneti, either of two unrelated tribes of ancient Europe.

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Noun

Venetian (plural Venetians)

  1. A native or inhabitant of the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy.
  2. A native or inhabitant of the surrounding region of Veneto.
  3. (colloquial) A Venetian blind.
    • 1810, Thomas Williamson, East India Vade-Mecum..., page 323:
      Ladies are usually conveyed about Calcutta, or any where for short distances, in a kind of palanquin, called a boҫhah... Its deep shape, and its seat, much resemble the [English sedan chair]; but having two doors, one on each side, with one window in front, as well as a small one behind, all furnished with Venetians and glasses, give it, in those respects, some claim to alliance with the [chariot].
    • 1859, Mowbray Thomson, The Story of Cawnpore:
      We never saw her ladyship, but the attendants told us, that the Venetians of her apartments were not impenetrably opaque from within, and that the old lady had seen us, and was concerned for our welfare.
  4. (obsolete, in the plural) Galligaskins.
  5. (obsolete) Synonym of sequin (“type of gold coin”).

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Proper noun

Venetian

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  1. The Romance language spoken mostly in the Veneto region of Italy.
    Synonym: Venetan
  2. The form of this language spoken in Venice.

Usage notes

It should not be confused with Venetic, an extinct Indo-European Italic language once spoken in the same area.

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