Venetan

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English

Etymology

From Veneto +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Venetan (linguistics)

  1. 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