venezuela

1. 1.

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

   SynonymsRepublic of Venezuela

   BroaderSouth American country

   Part ofSouth AmericaOrganization of Petroleum-Exporting CountriesOrganization of American States

   PartsCaracasCiudad BolivarCumanaMaracaiboMaracayValencia

Other forms of venezuela

plural

venezuelas·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about venezuela

What does venezuela mean?

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

How many syllables are in venezuela?

venezuela has 4 syllables: ven-e-zue-la. The stress falls on "zue". In IPA it is /ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə/.

What is another word for venezuela?

Close synonyms include Republic of Venezuela. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is venezuela a common word?

venezuela is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.