Venice /ˈvɛnɪs/ noun4 •A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Venice and the region of Veneto, Italy; former capital of an independent republic. •A metropolitan city of Veneto, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Venice. •(historical) A former polity in Europe, a republic and colonial empire around the Adriatic and eastern Mediterranean from CE 697 to 1797 with its capital at Venice. •A city in Sarasota County, Florida. formsVenices