[
US
/vəˈniʃən/
]
[ UK /vɛnˈɛʃən/ ]
[ UK /vɛnˈɛʃən/ ]
NOUN
- a resident of Venice
ADJECTIVE
-
of or relating to or characteristic of Venice or its people
Venetian glass
Venetian canals
How To Use Venetian In A Sentence
- The wall paper and carpets are mostly green, coeval with the gasalier and the Venetian blinds. The Doctor's Dilemma
- When you hear the words, " adventure travel" , perhaps you think ofthe Venetian merchant Marco Polo, the distinguished African explorer David Livingstone, or North Pole adventurer Robert Peary.
- A butcher stands in the tail of his pigboat like a Venetian gondolier; a pig's head is nailed to the prow, the rest of the carcass laid out in the anatomically correct order down the length of the boat. "Unidentified Objects" by James P. Blaylock
- The house that he occupied, of Venetian design, and four stories in height, bore many architectural marks of distinction, such as the floriated window, the door with the semipointed arch, and medallions of colored marble set in the walls. The Financier
- A broadtail lace evening coat was paired with a Venetian blue blouse and metal plisse skirt. Joey Jalleo: Inside Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2009: Third Row at Calvin
- Venetian dromond was to other merchant-ships as the dromedary to other camels. Masters of the Guild
- Venetians cheered from the rooftops as the docks burnt but the medieval city escaped damage. Times, Sunday Times
- Or just how fabulous the bedrooms in a Venetian palazzo are? Times, Sunday Times
- No expense had been spared, and the walls, as in a Venetian palazzo, were covered in rich damasked silk. A Penchant for Dreaming
- Reflecting the countrywide trend, more Venetians are dying than are being born.