VENETIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Venetian mean? 

• VENETIAN (noun)
  The noun VENETIAN has 1 sense:

1. a resident of Venice

  Familiarity information: VENETIAN used as a noun is very rare.

• VENETIAN (adjective)
  The adjective VENETIAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Venice or its people

  Familiarity information: VENETIAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENETIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A resident of Venice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Venetian" is a kind of...):

Italian (a native or inhabitant of Italy)

Holonyms ("Venetian" is a member of...):

Venezia; Venice (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)

Derivation:

Venetian (of or relating to or characteristic of Venice or its people)

• VENETIAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Venice or its people

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

Venetian canals

Pertainym:

Venice (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)

Derivation:

Venetian (a resident of Venice)

Venice (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)

 Context examples 

The Venetian glasses, cara mia, and fill them to the brim.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)