VENEZUELA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Venezuela mean? 

• VENEZUELA (noun)
  The noun VENEZUELA has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: VENEZUELA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENEZUELA (noun)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Republic of Venezuela; Venezuela

Instance hypernyms:

South American country; South American nation (countries occupying the South American continent)

Meronyms (parts of "Venezuela"):

Orinoco; Orinoco River (a South American river 1,500 miles long; flows into the South Atlantic)

Cuquenan; Cuquenan Falls; Kukenaam; Kukenaam Falls (a famous waterfall in Venezuela)

Arauca (a river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela)

Angel; Angel Falls (the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally)

Valencia (an industrial city in northern Venezuela)

Maracay (a city in north central Venezuela; cattle center)

Maracaibo (a port city in northwestern Venezuela; a major oil center)

Cumana (a port city in northeastern Venezuela on the Caribbean Sea; founded in 1523, it is the oldest European settlement in South America)

Cuidad Bolivar (a port in eastern Venezuela on the Orinoco river)

capital of Venezuela; Caracas (the capital and largest city of Venezuela)

Meronyms (members of "Venezuela"):

Venezuelan (a native or inhabitant of Venezuela)

Holonyms ("Venezuela" is a part of...):

South America (a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama)

Holonyms ("Venezuela" is a member of...):

OAS; Organization of American States (an association of countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation)

OPEC; Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries (an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum)