Venezuela
ven-i-ZWAY-luh/ˌvɛn.ɪˈzweɪ.lə/
- 1A country in South America. Its capital and biggest city is Caracas.
My cousin moved to Venezuela for a new job last year.
Venezuela has long beaches along the Caribbean Sea.
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Origin
It comes from Spanish Venezuela, from Italian Veneziola, meaning "little Venice." The name was given because the stilt houses there looked like buildings in Venice.