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Gulf of Venice

Gulf of Venice proper noun: synonym of Adriatic Sea.

gulf of venice: synonym of Adriatic Sea
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Proper noun

the Gulf of Venice

  1. (archaic) Synonym of Adriatic Sea.
    • CHIMÆRA, in geography, a port town of Turky in Europe, ſituated at the entrance of the gulph of Venice, in the province of Epirus, about thirty-two miles north of the city Corfu, near which are the mountains of Chimæra, which divide Epirus from Theſſaly...1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 184
    Synonyms:
    Adriatic Sea
  2. (informal) A wide gulf at the north end of the Adriatic Sea, bound on the south by the line between Maestra Point in the Po delta and Cape Kamenjak on the Istrian Peninsula.

Synonyms of Gulf of Venice

Forms of Gulf of Venice

alternative formGulph of Venice

Origin of Gulf of Venice

Calque of Italian Golfo di Venetia, from consideration of the sea as a gulf of the Mediterranean and the previous importance of the Republic of Venice to its trade and major ports.

Questions about Gulf of Venice

What does Gulf of Venice mean?
Gulf of Venice means synonym of Adriatic Sea.
What part of speech is Gulf of Venice?
Gulf of Venice is a proper noun.

Words near Gulf of Venice in the dictionary

  1. Gulf of Siam
  2. Gulf of Suez
  3. Gulf of Thailand
  4. Gulf of Tong-King
  5. Gulf of Tonkin
  6. Gulf of Venice
  7. Gulf rupee
  8. Gulf rupees
  9. Gulf States
  10. Gulf Stream
  11. Gulf War

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