venetian
/vɪˈniːʃən/US/vəˈniʃən/
venetian is the ellipsis of Venetian blind or alternative letter-case form of Venetian.
Adjective capitalized: Venetian
Venetian (not comparable)
- Of, from or relating to the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy.
- Its old town rises out of the Aegean Sea towards a clifftop Venetian castle in a jumble of white-washed narrow streets, flat rooftops and balconies that provide a perfect, obstacle-filled arena for parkour.2022 June 16, Issy Ronald, “Meet the parkour athletes defying fear and gravity at Red Bull Art of Motion”, in CNN, archived from the original on 26 Jun 2022
- Of or related to the former republic of Venice and its colonial empire around the Adriatic and eastern Mediterranean Seas.
- Of or related to Venetan, the language spoken in Veneto, or more specifically the Venetian dialect spoken in the city itself.
- Synonym of Venetic, of or related to Veneto, the Italian region around the city.
- Synonyms:
- Venetic, of or related to Veneto
- Synonym of Venetic, of or related to the Veneti, either of two unrelated tribes of ancient Europe.
- Synonyms:
- Venetic, of or related to the Veneti, either of two unrelated tribes of ancient Europe
- Synonym of Venusian, of or relating to the planet Venus.
- Synonyms:
- Venusian, of or relating to the planet Venus
Noun capitalized: Venetian
Venetian (plural Venetians)
- A native or inhabitant of the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy.
- A native or inhabitant of the surrounding region of Veneto.
- A Venetian blind.
- 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...1810, Thomas Williamson, East India Vade-Mecum..., page 323
- 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.1859, Mowbray Thomson, The Story of Cawnpore
- Galligaskins.
- Synonym of sequin (“type of gold coin”).
- Synonyms:
- sequin
Proper noun capitalized: Venetian
Venetian
Synonyms of venetian
Forms of venetian
| plural | venetians |
|---|---|
| plural | Venetians |
Origin of venetian
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.
Words formed from venetian
- Istro-Venetian
- Venetian Albania
- Venetian blind
- Venetian blue
- Venetian carpet
- Venetian ceruse
- Venetian chalk
- Venetian door
- venetianed
- Venetian glass
- Venetianness
- Venetian red
- Venetian soap
- Venetian sumac
- Venetian sumach
- Venetian swell
- Venetian turpentine
- Venetian white
- Venetian window
Phrases with venetian
Words that rhyme with venetian
- accretion
- completion
- Grecian
- concretion
- deletion
- Lutetian
- Rhaetian
- excretion
- Phoenician
- secretion
- bicompletion
- hyperdepletion
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Questions about venetian
- What does venetian mean?
- Venetian means of, from or relating to the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy.
- What is venetian the ellipsis of?
- Venetian is the ellipsis of Venetian blind or alternative letter-case form of Venetian.
- What part of speech is venetian?
- Venetian can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce venetian?
- Venetian is pronounced /vəˈniʃən/ (US).
Words near venetian in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: venetian (page history and authors); Venetian (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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