Veneti

[ ven-i-tahy ]

plural noun

1. an ancient people of NE Italy absorbed by Rome after the Second Punic War.
2. an ancient Celtic people of Brittany, conquered by Julius Caesar, 56 b.c.

Veneti

/ -taɪ; vɛˈnɛtɪ /

noun

1. functioning as plural an ancient people who established themselves at the head of the Adriatic around 950 bc , later becoming Roman subjects

Word History and Origins

Origin of Veneti¹

From Latin

Example Sentences

Anastasia Veneti, who teaches at Bournemouth University in England and specializes in media coverage of protest movements, said that photographs and video that have been produced and circulated by the protesters “have influenced professional photographers who have begun to produce similar images.”

From New York Times

In the reign of Diocletian, the Veneti, on the coast of Gaul, threw off the Roman yoke, and claimed tribute from all who appeared in their seas.

From Project Gutenberg

It was after the Roman empire had fallen under the battle-axes of the German barbarians that the ancient Veneti took refuge on these low-lying islands, finding a defence in the surrounding waters, and here began to build a city in the sea.

From Project Gutenberg

I have a copy of an early edition, without printer's name or place of publication, and with the fictitious name Petri Suavis Polani; an anagram, though not an accurate one, of Pauli, Sarpis, Veneti.

From Project Gutenberg

The traders with Britain were the Veneti of the Morbihan, in Brittany.

From Project Gutenberg