1. 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; [syn: Venice, Venezia]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Venezia
n 1: 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 [syn: Venice, Venezia]