Venetia

Ve·ne·tia (və nē′s̸hē ə, -s̸hə)

1. ancient district at the head of the Adriatic, north of the Po River: with Istria it formed a Roman province
2. former region of NE Italy, the E portion of which was ceded to Yugoslavia in 1947
3. Veneto

Etymology: L < Veneti: see Venetic