Usage Note
Veneziano can be both an adjective and a noun referring to a person from Venice. As a noun, il veneziano means 'the Venetian man'; la veneziana means 'the Venetian woman'. The term also refers to the dialetto veneziano, historically one of Italy's most prestigious regional dialects, once used as a Mediterranean trade lingua franca.
Examples
"Il gondoliere è veneziano."
Natural Translation
The gondolier is Venetian.
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