Venezia

Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venezsia, Friulian: Vignesie, Latin: Venetia) is a city in northern Italy, the capital of region Veneto, and has a population of 271,251 (census estimate January 1, 2004). Together with Padua, the city is included in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area (population 1,600,000). Venice's nicknames include "Queen of the Adriatic", "City of Water", "City of Bridges", and "The City of Light".
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Noun
1. 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
(synonym) Venice
(hypernym) city, metropolis, urban center
(part-holonym) Veneto, Venezia-Euganea, Venetia
(member-meronym) Venetian
(part-meronym) Grand Canal

n. Venice, city and port in northeastern Italy that has canals instead of streets, founded in 568 in a marshy lagoon by people escaping the barbarian invasions, one of the four Repubbliche Marinare