City built on 118 small islands (6)

I believe the answer is:

venice

(Other definitions for venice that I've seen before include "City of gondoliers" , "Wonderful Italian water-city" , "Italian city port" , "Car-free city" , "City of canals and gondolas" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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