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Venezuela

ve·ne·zuela

UK/ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə/ US/-əz-/ uncommon

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a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil

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Borrowed from Spanish Venezuela, from Italian Veneziola, diminutive of Venezia (“Venice”), after the stilt houses reminiscent of Venetian architecture.

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