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Ven·ice (ven′is)

  1. seaport in N Italy built on more than 100 small islands in the Lagoon of Venice: formerly a maritime city-state extending over most of Venetia & Dalmatia: pop. 306,000
  2. N end of the Adriatic: c. 60 mi (97 km) wide
  3. arm of this gulf, on the coast of Veneto: c. 180 sq mi (466 sq km)

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