Meanings
- datedKrk, a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea.
Veglia has many harbours; but these are subjected to frequent storms, and unfit for large vessels.
1843, John William Norie, New sailing directions for the Adriatic sea, or Gulf of Venice, Charles Wilson, page 162 more examples
The southwestern one, between San Marco and Veglia, is too narrow except for small vessels under favorable circumstances.
1917, United States Hydrographic Office, Mediterranean Pilot: The southeast of Italy, the shores of the Adriatic and Ionian Seas to Cape Matapan, Hydrographic Office under the authority of the secretary of the navy, page 254One of the moſt conſiderable of theſe is Plavnich, which lies between the iſland of Veglia and that of Cherſo.
2007 (originally 1778), Abbe Alberto Fortis, Travels Into Dalmatia, Cosimo, Inc., page 499Synonyms: Krk
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounKrk, a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea.
Origin
- Vulgar Latinvecla“old”
- DalmatianVicla
- ItalianVeglia
- EnglishVeglia
From Italian Veglia, from Venetan, from Vegliot Dalmatian Vicla, possibly from Vulgar Latin vecla (“old”).
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Veglia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Veglia
“Veglia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Veglia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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