Most Serene Republic of Venice

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

A calque, partially via Italian and Latin, of Venetian Serenísima Repúblega de Venèsia.

Proper noun[edit]

the Most Serene Republic of Venice

  1. (historical) 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.