Definition of Venezuela in English:
Venezuela
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.
委内瑞拉（南美洲北部临加勒比海的一个共和国，2009年估计人口26, 814, 800，官方语言西班牙语，首都加拉加斯；官方名委内瑞拉玻利瓦尔共和国）
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.
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Definition of Venezuela in US English:
Venezuela
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.
委内瑞拉（南美洲北部临加勒比海的一个共和国，2009年估计人口26, 814, 800，官方语言西班牙语，首都加拉加斯；官方名委内瑞拉玻利瓦尔共和国）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.