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veneziano

Venetian

adjective noun veh-nets-YAH-noh Rare

Usage Note

Veneziano can be both an adjective and a noun referring to a person from Venice. As a noun, il veneziano means 'the Venetian man'; la veneziana means 'the Venetian woman'. The term also refers to the dialetto veneziano, historically one of Italy's most prestigious regional dialects, once used as a Mediterranean trade lingua franca.

Examples

"Il gondoliere è veneziano."

Natural Translation

The gondolier is Venetian.

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