Meanings
alternative Gulph of Venice
- archaicSynonym 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...
1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 184Synonyms: Adriatic Sea
- informalA 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Adriatic Sea.
Origin
- ItalianGolfo di Venetia
- EnglishGulf of Venice
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.
More words from Italian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch Golf van Venetië
- Golf van Venetiëgulf
French golfe de Venise
- golfe de Venisegulf
German Golf von Venedig
- Golf von Venediggulf
Hungarian Velencei-öböl
- Velencei-öbölgulf
Italian golfo di Venezia
- golfo di Veneziagulf
Polish Zatoka Wenecka
- Zatoka Weneckagulf
Spanish golfo de Venecia
- golfo de Veneciagulf
Cite this entry
Gulf of Venice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gulf%20of%20Venice
“Gulf of Venice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gulf%20of%20Venice. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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