单词 | serenissima |
释义 | Serenissiman. With the: ‘the most serene city’, a historic title for Venice or the former Venetian republic. Also la Serenissima. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > named cities or towns > [noun] > in Italy > Venice Serenissima1909 1909 H. A. Douglas Venice & her Treasures i. 6 This intercourse with Constantinople was an important factor for centuries in the history of ‘Serenissima’. 1956 D. Varè Ghosts of Rialto ii. 10 Though continually at war with some other power, the Venetian Republic was known as la Serenissima, ‘the most Serene’. 1965 R. Sheckley Game of X (1966) vii. 52 He was a true Venetian. Like many other subjects of the Serenissima, he believed in style over content, art over life. 1977 Times 3 Nov. 12/5 To write a definitive English history of the Serenissima is a worthy ambition for any Venetian aficionado. 1989 Encycl. Brit. XXIX. 498/2 The uncommon harmonies of Venetian stone, air, water, and time are fully orchestrated in St. Mark's Square.., for centuries the social and political centre of La serenissima. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1909 |
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