sestiere
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From sesto (“sixth”) + -iere.
Noun[edit]
sestiere m (plural sestieri)
- once, any of six subdivisions of several Italian cities, but now only used of Venice
See also[edit]
- Cannaregio
- Castello
- Dorsoduro
- San Marco
- San Polo
- Santa Croce
- (and, sometimes also Giudecca)