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venetian

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for venetian.

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Horizontal video simulates the effect of straining to see through a partly closed Venetian blinds it is tangibly horrible.

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Quick take

A native or inhabitant of the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of venetian gathered in one view.

noun

A native or inhabitant of the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy.

noun

A native or inhabitant of the surrounding region of Veneto.

noun

The Romance language spoken mostly in the Veneto region of Italy.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for venetian.

noun

A native or inhabitant of the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy.

noun

A native or inhabitant of the surrounding region of Veneto.

noun

The Romance language spoken mostly in the Veneto region of Italy.

noun

The form of this language spoken in Venice.

Example sentences

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Horizontal video simulates the effect of straining to see through a partly closed Venetian blinds it is tangibly horrible.

2

That said, the (very long) history of the Venetian Republic is both fascinating and important.

3

The Venetian Republic once was a world leader in trade, culture and prosperity, and today's historical monuments were yesterday's cutting edge skyscrapers.

4

Charlemagne’s son, King Pepin of Italy, tried unsuccessfully to conquer the Venetian lagoon.

5

But would you rather be a Venetian or a New Yorker?

6

Antirez listens to venetian snares:D Have you ever seen him live?

7

The more unlikely part here is that those voyages would have been made known to a random Venetian barbarian who happened to be passing through, and that said Venetian would be able to obtain such detailed maps.

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Also, I'm not sure if 'piratical' is particularly accurate in describing the Venetian republic.

9

Patents seem to be a British or Venetian thing.

10

The Venetian economy grew through usury and slavery.

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The Venetian barbarian was apparently in the court of Kublai Khan for 17 years — I wouldn't really call that passing through nor random.

12

I'm glad someone else appreciates venetian snares.

Quote examples

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For noise, try Venetian Snares - "A Giant Alien Force More Violent & Sick Than Anything You Can Imagine".

2

It does this with the "venetian blinds" trick, where each sprite is striped onto alternating scanlines.

3

Acemoglu and Robinson [4] describe how the descendants of the world-leading Venetian Republicans now serve ice creams on their ancestors' plazas to today's "Venetians", visiting from Houston or Hong Kong.

4

Much as a Venetian merchant might have "invested" in opera or a cathedral.

Proper noun examples

1

For eight days last summer, a new generation of Randians was indoctrinated in the auditoriums of The Venetian.

2

If you're staying at Wynn/Encore or Venetian/Palazzo, then it's not going to work.

3

As a Venetian, it’s incredible that I didn’t know about Pipino at all.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use venetian in a sentence?

Horizontal video simulates the effect of straining to see through a partly closed Venetian blinds it is tangibly horrible.

What does venetian mean?

A native or inhabitant of the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy.

What part of speech is venetian?

venetian is commonly used as noun.