Veneti
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Veneti may refer to:
- Veneti (Gaul)Veneti (Gaul)The Veneti were a seafaring Celtic people who lived in the Brittany peninsula , which in Roman times formed part of an area called Armorica...
, an ancient Celtic tribe described by classical sources as living in what is now Brittany, France - Adriatic VenetiAdriatic VenetiThe Veneti were an ancient people who inhabited north-eastern Italy, in an area corresponding to the modern-day region of the Veneto....
, an ancient historical people of northeastern Italy, who spoke an Indo-European language related to the Italic languagesItalic languagesThe Italic subfamily is a member of the Indo-European language family. It includes the Romance languages derived from Latin , and a number of extinct languages of the Italian Peninsula, including Umbrian, Oscan, Faliscan, and Latin.In the past various definitions of "Italic" have prevailed... - Vistula Veneti, an ancient historical people of north central Europe, who lived near the Vistula River and the Baltic Sea
- Modern residents of the VenetoVenetoVeneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...
region of Italy
See also
- Venetian (disambiguation)
- Vənədi, a village in Azerbaijan
- WendsWendsWends is a historic name for West Slavs living near Germanic settlement areas. It does not refer to a homogeneous people, but to various peoples, tribes or groups depending on where and when it is used...
(Wenden, Vends), old Germanic term for neighboring Slav peoples, confused with the Veneti by some authors.