What is "bride of the sea"

Bride \Bride\ (br[imac]d), n. [OE. bride, brid, brude, brud, burd, AS. br[=y]d; akin to OFries. breid, OSax. br[=u]d, D. bruid, OHG. pr[=u]t, br[=u]t, G. braut, Icel. br[=u][eth]r, Sw. & Dan. brud, Goth. br[=u][thorn]s; cf. Armor. pried spouse, W. priawd a married person.]

1. A woman newly married, or about to be married.

   Has by his own experience tried How much the wife is dearer than the bride.
   --Lyttleton.

   I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
   --Rev. xxi. 9.

2. Fig.: An object ardently loved.

   Bride of the sea, the city of Venice.

Bride of the Sea is a nickname applied to several coastal cities, notably:

• Jaffa, Israel
• Venice, Italy
• Tripoli, Libya