Venezuela

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Venezuela, from Italian Veneziola, diminutive of Venezia (“Venice”), after the stilt houses reminiscent of Venetian architecture. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə/, /-əz-/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˌvɛnəzˈwɛjlə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌvɛnəzˈweɪlə/, /ˌvɛnəzˈwɛlə/, /ˌvɛnɛzˈweɪlə/ (Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌvenəzˈwæɪlə/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˌvɛnəzˈwelə/ Rhymes: -eɪlə, -ɛlə === Proper noun === Venezuela A country in South America. Official name: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Capital and largest city: Caracas. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === == Albanian == === Proper noun === Venezuela definite nominative singular of Venezuelë == Asturian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beneˈθwela/ [be.neˈθwe.la] Rhymes: -ela Syllabification: Ve‧ne‧zue‧la === Proper noun === Venezuela f Venezuela (a country in South America) ==== Related terms ==== venezolanu == Central Huasteca Nahuatl == === Proper noun === Venezuela Venezuela (a country in South America) == Central Nahuatl == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Venezuela. === Proper noun === Venezuela Venezuela (a country in South America) == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈvɛnɛzuɛla] === Proper noun === Venezuela f (relational adjective venezuelský, demonym Venezuelan or Venezuelec) Venezuela (a country in South America) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Venezuela”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech) “Venezuela”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “Venezuela”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Proper noun === Venezuela Venezuela (a country in South America) == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Venezuela, from Italian Veneziola. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌveː.nə.zyˈeː.laː/, /ˌveː.neː.zyˈeː.laː/ Hyphenation: Ve‧ne‧zu‧e‧la Rhymes: -eːlaː === Proper noun === Venezuela n Venezuela (a country in South America) [from 19th c.] (historical) Venezuela (South American province of the Spanish Empire) [from 18th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From Spanish Venezuela. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋenetsuelɑ/, [ˈʋe̞ne̞tˌs̠ue̞lɑ̝] Rhymes: -uelɑ Syllabification(key): Ve‧ne‧zu‧e‧la Hyphenation(key): Ve‧ne‧zue‧la === Proper noun === Venezuela Venezuela (a country in South America) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Alternative forms === Vénézuéla === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ve.ne.zɥe.la/ === Proper noun === Venezuela m Venezuela (a country in South America) ==== Related terms ==== vénézuélien Vénézuélien/Vénézuélienne Venise == German == === Etymology === From Spanish Venezuela, from Old Spanish Veneçuela (diminutive of Venecia (“Venice”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /veneˈtsu̯eːla/, [ˌveː.ne.t͡suˈ(ʔ)eː.la], [ˌvɛ-], [-nə-], (seldom) [-ˈt͡sʋeː.la] Hyphenation: Ve‧ne‧zu‧e‧la === Proper noun === Venezuela n (proper noun, genitive Venezuelas or (optionally with an article) Venezuela) Venezuela (a country in South America; official name: Bolivarische Republik Venezuela) ==== Derived terms ==== Venezolaner venezolanisch == Haitian Creole == === Proper noun === Venezuela Venezuela (a country in South America) == Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈvɛnɛzuɛlɒ] Hyphenation: Ve‧ne‧zu‧e‧la Rhymes: -lɒ === Proper noun === Venezuela Venezuela (a country in South America; official name: Venezuelai Bolivári Köztársaság) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== venezuelai === See also === == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ve.net.t͡suˈɛ.la/, /ve.ned.d͡zuˈɛ.la/, /ve.netˈt͡swɛ.la/, /ve.nedˈd͡zwɛ.la/ Rhymes: -ɛla Hyphenation: Ve‧ne‧zu‧è‧la, Ve‧ne‧zuè‧la === Proper noun === Venezuela m Venezuela (a country in South America) ==== Related terms ==== Venezia venezolano venezuelano === References === == Norwegian Bokmål == === Proper noun === Venezuela Venezuela (a country in South America) ==== Related terms ==== venezuelaner venezuelansk == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Proper noun === Venezuela Venezuela (a country in South America) ==== Related terms ==== venezuelan, venezuelanar venezuelansk == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Ve‧ne‧zu‧e‧la === Proper noun === Venezuela f Venezuela (a country in South America) ==== Derived terms ==== venezuelano == Romanian == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Venezuela f Venezuela (a country in South America) == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʋenezuěla/ Hyphenation: Ve‧ne‧zu‧e‧la === Proper noun === Venezuèla f (Cyrillic spelling Венезуѐла, relational adjective venezùelskī, demonym Venezuélac, female demonym Venezùēlka) Venezuela (a country in South America) ==== Declension ==== == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /veɲezuela/, [ˈʋeɲezuela] Rhymes: -ela Hyphenation: Ve‧ne‧zu‧e‧la === Proper noun === Venezuela f (genitive singular Venezuely, declension pattern of žena) Venezuela (a country in South America) === References === “Venezuela”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Slovene == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʋɛnɛzuɛ̀ːla/ === Proper noun === Venezuéla f Venezuela (a country in South America) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Venezuélec / Venezuélka venezuélski === See also === === Further reading === “Venezuela”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish Veneçuela (from Old Spanish Venecia (“Venice”) +‎ -uela). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beneˈθwela/ [be.neˈθwe.la] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /beneˈswela/ [be.neˈswe.la] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ela Syllabification: Ve‧ne‧zue‧la === Proper noun === Venezuela f Venezuela (a country in South America) a town in Ciego de Ávila, Cuba ==== Related terms ==== === See also === === Further reading === “Venezuela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Sranan Tongo == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Venezuela. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fenes(y)wˈei̯la/, [fɪ̞nɪ̞s(y)wˈɪ̞i̯la̠], [fe̝ne̝s(y)wˈe̝i̯lɑ̟] === Proper noun === Venezuela Venezuela (a country in South America) == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Venezuela n (genitive Venezuelas) Venezuela (a country in South America) ==== Related terms ==== venezuelan venezuelansk venezuelanska ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “Venezuela”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024) Svensk MeSH == Tatar == === Proper noun === Venezuela Venezuela (a country in South America) ==== Declension ==== == Turkish == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Venezuela Venezuela (a country in South America) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Venezuelalı === See also === == Western Huasteca Nahuatl == === Proper noun === Venezuela Venezuela (a country in South America)