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English
Etymology
From Veneto + -an.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Venetan (linguistics)
- A group of related Romance varieties indigenous to Veneto.
- Synonym: Venetian
Usage notes
The usage of the term is to avoid the ambiguity of Venetian, also used to refer to the dialect spoken in the city of Venice itself.
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References
- Maiden, M., Smith, J. C., Ledgeway, A., editors (2013), The Cambridge History of the Romance Languages, Cambridge University Press, →DOI
- Ledgeway, A., Maiden, M., editors (2016), The Oxford Guide to the Romance Languages, Oxford University Press, →DOI
- “venetan” in Britannica