What does "venetian" mean?
A native or inhabitant of the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy.
Venetian
/vəˈniʃən/ adj, name, noun, slang
adj, name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A native or inhabitant of the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy.
- Grammar: venetian is listed as adj, name, noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: art, blind, dialect, group.
- Useful contrasts: curtain, foreign, foreign language.
- Usage evidence: Tom closed the venetian blinds, so the neighbors couldn't look in.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A native or inhabitant of the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy.
- 2 Ellipsis of Venetian blind or alternative letter-case form of Venetian. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, plural-normally
"Stewart has lately made two for the King of Tanjore's sons, which, it is said, will cost near 10,000 Rs. each. They are Mahanas... with venetians, etc., etc. Bedding and Pillows of velvet as the Lining."
- 3 a resident of Venice wordnet
- 4 A native or inhabitant of the surrounding region of Veneto.
- 5 A Venetian blind. colloquial
"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 furnished with Venetians and glasses, give it, in those respects, some claim to alliance with the [chariot]."
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- 6 Galligaskins. in-plural, obsolete
- 7 Synonym of sequin (“type of gold coin”). obsolete
Adjective
- 1 Of, from or relating to the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy. not-comparable
- 2 Of or related to the former republic of Venice and its colonial empire around the Adriatic and eastern Mediterranean Seas. historical, not-comparable
- 3 Of or related to Venetan, the language spoken in Veneto, or more specifically the Venetian dialect spoken in the city itself. not-comparable
- 4 Synonym of Venetic, of or related to Veneto, the Italian region around the city. not-comparable, uncommon
- 5 Synonym of Venetic, of or related to the Veneti, either of two unrelated tribes of ancient Europe. historical, not-comparable, uncommon
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- 6 Synonym of Venusian, of or relating to the planet Venus. not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 of or relating to or characteristic of Venice or its people wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 The Romance language spoken mostly in the Veneto region of Italy.
- 2 The form of this language spoken in Venice.
Example
"Tom closed the venetian blinds, so the neighbors couldn't look in."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "venetian"?
Common synonyms include: art, blind, dialect, group, italian, language.
How do you use "venetian" in a sentence?
Tom closed the venetian blinds, so the neighbors couldn't look in.
How do you pronounce "venetian"?
Pronounced /vəˈniʃən/.
Etymology
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.