Venice
3 synonyms for Venice, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Name — A city in northern Italy famous for its canals.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
From Middle English Venyse, from Old French Venise or Old Italian, from Medieval Latin Venetia, from Latin Venetī + -ia (suffix forming place names), a local tribe in antiquity whose own little-attested language is now known as Venetic. Initial scholarly agreement that they were Illyrian was based on arguments since re...
Full origin of Venice →Frequently asked questions
What does “Venice” mean?
The word “Venice” means a city in northern Italy famous for its canals.
How do you pronounce “Venice”?
“Venice” is pronounced VEH-nihs (/ˈvɛnɪs/ in IPA).
How do you use “Venice” in a sentence?
Here is “Venice” used in a sentence: “They rode a gondola through the canals of Venice.”
What part of speech is “Venice”?
“Venice” is a name.
Is “Venice” a common word?
“Venice” is a fairly common word in modern English.
What country is Venice in?
Venice is a city in northern Italy, built across a group of small islands in a coastal lagoon. Its Italian name is Venezia.
Why does Venice have canals instead of roads?
Venice was built on more than a hundred small islands in a shallow lagoon, so its main routes are waterways rather than streets. Canals thread between the buildings and serve as the city's roads for boats.
How do people get around Venice?
Because Venice is laced with canals, people travel largely on foot over its many bridges or by boat. Water buses called vaporetti and traditional gondolas are used on the canals in place of cars.
What is a person from Venice called?
A person from Venice is called a Venetian. 'Venetian' is also used as an adjective, as in Venetian glass or Venetian architecture.
