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Venezuela

//ˌvɛnəzˈweɪlə// name

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  1. 1
    A country in South America. Official name: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Capital and largest city: Caracas.

    "The legislation is named after Laken Riley, a 22-year old Georgia student who was killed last year while out for a run. An undocumented migrant from Venezuela was convicted and sentenced to life without parole in the case that reignited a national debate over immigration and crime."

Etymology

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

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