Most Serene Republic of Venice

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Etymology

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

Proper noun

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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.