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Venice Pronunciation
Venice is pronounced VE-nuhs, IPA /ˈvɛnəs/.
VE-nuhs
US /ˈvɛnəs/
Syllables: VE · nuhs (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun: The city in north-eastern Italy built across a lagoon of small islands.
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Venice in a Sentence
- Venice was almost empty by the middle of November.
- They took the slow train from Verona to Venice.
- Half the ground floors in Venice flood every winter.
Common Mispronunciations of Venice
Not vuh-NEES
The Italian Venezia puts the weight in the middle, but the English name keeps it at the front and lets the ending fade.
Not VEE-nuhs
The first vowel is the short e of bed. A long ee turns the city into the planet.
Tip: Venice and Venus are near-identical by ear in ordinary speech, and only the context tells them apart.
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