Venice
['venis]
Definition
(noun.) 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.
Checked by Elton--From WordNet
Examples
- Genoa and Venice, the only two remaining which can pretend to an independent existence, have both been enfeebled by it. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The priest proclaimed his dream, and forthwith Venice set about procuring the corpse of St. Mark. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It didn't last long, though: I heard of her a few months later living alone in Venice. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- The news reached Galileo while on a visit to Venice in June, 1609. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- This very thing has occurred more times than I can mention, in Venice. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- This was in the old days when the Patricians alone governed Venice--the common herd had no vote and no voice. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Yes, I think we have seen all of Venice. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- A Letter from Little Dorrit Dear Mr Clennam, I write to you from my own room at Venice, thinking you will be glad to hear from me. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- We reached Venice at eight in the evening, and entered a hearse belonging to the Grand Hotel d'Europe. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- To Venice they had been accompanied by Monsieur Blandois of Paris, and at Venice Monsieur Blandois of Paris was very much in the society of Gowan. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- They came to Venice while he was an infant. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- That had been all entirely burnt off, he said, while he was enjoying the charms of your delightful society at Venice. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The period of the family's stay at Venice came, in its course, to an end, and they moved, with their retinue, to Rome. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Among a long list of churches, art galleries, and such things, visited by us in Venice, I shall mention only one--the church of Santa Maria dei Frari. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- He has returned quite transported with Venice. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
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