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- Venetan · borrowed fromSerenísima Repúblega de Venèsia
- English todayMost Serene Republic of Venice
A calque, partially via Italian and Latin, of Venetan Serenísima Repúblega de Venèsia.
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Most Serene Republic of Venice
Today it means: Synonym of Venice, a former polity in Europe, a republic and colonial empire in the Adriatic and eastern Mediterranean from AD 697 to 1797 with its capital at Venice. Full definition →
Venetan Serenísima Repúblega de Venèsia