Venezuela
ven-i-ZWAY-luh/ˌvɛn.ɪˈzweɪ.lə/
- 1A South American country, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, whose capital and largest city is Caracas.
Venezuela holds some of the largest proven oil reserves in the world.
She spent a semester studying abroad in Venezuela before finishing her degree.
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Origin
Borrowed from Spanish Venezuela, which came from Italian Veneziola, a diminutive of Venezia ("Venice") meaning "little Venice." The name refers to the stilt houses that reminded people of Venetian architecture.