Etymology

Venezuela

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Today it means: A country in South America. Official name: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Capital and largest city: Caracas. Full definition →

Spanish Venezuela ← Italian Veneziola
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  1. Italian · derived fromVeneziola
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromVenezuela
  3. English todayVenezuela

Borrowed from Spanish Venezuela, from Italian Veneziola, diminutive of Venezia (“Venice”), after the stilt houses reminiscent of Venetian architecture.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.