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单词 Venezuela
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Definition of Venezuela in English:

Venezuela

proper nounˌvɛnɪˈzweɪləbeneˈswelaˌvɛnəzˈweɪlə
  • A republic on the north coast of South America, with a coastline on the Caribbean Sea; population 31,100,000 (estimated 2015); official language, Spanish; capital, Caracas. Official name Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

Colonized by the Spanish in the 16th century, Venezuela won its independence in 1821 after a ten-year struggle, but did not finally emerge as a separate nation until its secession from federation with Colombia (1830). It is a major oil-exporting country, with the industry based on the area around Lake Maracaibo in the north-west

Origin

Spanish, literally 'little Venice', named by early explorers when they saw native houses built on stilts over water.

Rhymes

Adela, bailer, bailor, baler, Benguela, bewailer, derailleur, hailer, inhaler, jailer, loudhailer, mailer, nailer, railer, retailer, sailer, sailor, scaler, Scheele, shillelagh, tailor, Taylor, trailer, vuvuzela, wailer, whaler
 
 

Definition of Venezuela in US English:

Venezuela

proper nounˌvɛnəzˈweɪləˌvenəzˈwālə
  • A republic on the northern coast of South America, on the Caribbean Sea; population 31,100,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Caracas; language, Spanish (official). Official name Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

    Colonized by the Spanish in the 16th century, Venezuela won its independence in 1821 after a ten-year struggle. It did not, however, emerge as a separate nation until its secession from federation with Colombia in 1830. It is a major oil-exporting country, with the industry based on the area around Lake Maracaibo in the northwest

Origin

Spanish, literally ‘little Venice’, named by early explorers when they saw native houses built on stilts over water.

 
 
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