Venetia

Ve·ne·ti·a  (v-nsh-, -sh)

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.

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Venetia [vɪˈniːʃə]

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1. (Placename) (Historical Terms) the area of ancient Italy between the lower Po valley and the Alps: later a Roman province

2. (Placename) (Historical Terms) the territorial possessions of the medieval Venetian republic that were at the head of the Adriatic and correspond to the present-day region of Veneto and a large part of Friuli-Venezia Giulia

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Venetia - a region of northeastern Italy on the Adriatic Veneto, Venezia-Euganea Italia, Italian Republic, Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD Padova, Padua, Patavium - a city in Veneto Venezia, Venice - 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 Verona - a city in Veneto on the River Adige