Gulf of Venice
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Gulf of Venice
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Calque of Italian Golfo di Venetia, from consideration of the sea as a gulf of the Mediterranean and the previous importance of the Republic of Venice to its trade and major ports.
proper noun the Gulf of Venice · Gulph of Venice
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Synonym of Adriatic Sea.
CHIMÆRA, in geography, a port town of Turky in Europe, ſituated at the entrance of the gulph of Venice, in the province of Epirus, about thirty-two miles north of the city Corfu, near which are the mountains of Chimæra, which divide Epirus from Theſſaly...
Similar: Adriatic Sea
- A wide gulf at the north end of the Adriatic Sea, bound on the south by the line between Maestra Point in the Po delta and Cape Kamenjak on the Istrian Peninsula.
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name gulf
| Español | golfo de Venecia |
|---|---|
| Français | golfe de Venise |
| Deutsch | Golf von Venedig |
| Italiano | golfo di Venezia |
Talk about this word "Gulf of Venice." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gulf%20of%20venice. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Gulf of Venice. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gulf%20of%20venice "Gulf of Venice." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gulf%20of%20venice.Cite this
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