Standard Lemma guide

Venezuelan

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlən/
  • UK: /ˌvɛnəzˈweɪlən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˌvɛnəzˈweɪlən/
  • US: /ˌvɛnəzˈwɛlən/
  • US: /ˌvɛnɛzˈweɪlən/
  • rhymes with -eɪlən
  • rhymes with -ɛlən
  • CMU ARPABET: V EH2 N IH0 Z W EY1 L AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to or characteristic of Venezuela or its people

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Venezuelan oil

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a native or inhabitant of Venezuela

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: South American

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Venezuela Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Venezuelan From Venezuela + -an.

Across languages

Translations

65 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: venezolanu — of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people
  • Bulgarian: венецуелски (venecuelski) — of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people
  • Catalan: veneçolà — of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people
  • Czech: venezuelský — of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people
  • Danish: venezuelansk — of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people
  • Dutch: Venezolaans — of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people
  • Finnish: venezuelalainen — of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people
  • French: vénézuélien — of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people
  • German: venezolanisch — of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people
  • German: venezuelisch — of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people
  • Greek: της Βενεζουέλας (tis Venezouélas) — of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people
  • Irish: Veiniséalach — of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people
  • Italian: venezuelano — of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people
  • Manx: Venesuelagh — of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people
  • Norwegian Bokmål: venezuelansk — of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: venezuelansk — of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people
  • Occitan: veneçolan — of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people
  • Polish: wenezuelski — of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people
  • Portuguese: venezuelano — of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people
  • Romanian: venezuelean — of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people
  • Russian: венесуэ́льский (venesuélʹskij) — of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people
  • Spanish: venezolano — of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people
  • Swahili: Kivenezuela — of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people
  • Swedish: venezuelansk — of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people
  • Tagalog: Benesolano — of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people
  • Ukrainian: венесуе́льський (venesuélʹsʹkyj) — of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people
  • Asturian: venezolanu — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Asturian: venezolana — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Bulgarian: венецуелец (venecuelec) — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Bulgarian: венецуелка (venecuelka) — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Catalan: veneçolà — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Catalan: veneçolana — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Czech: Venezuelan — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Czech: Venezuelec — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Dutch: Venezolaan — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Dutch: Venezolaanse — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Esperanto: venezuelano — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Esperanto: venezuelanino — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Finnish: venezuelalainen — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • French: Vénézuélien — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • French: Vénézuélienne — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Galician: venezolano — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • German: Venezolaner — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • German: Venezolanerin — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Irish: Veiniséalach — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Italian: venezuelano — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Italian: venezuelana — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Manx: Venesuelagh — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: venezuelaner — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: venezuelan — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: venezuelanar — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Polish: Wenezuelczyk — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Polish: Wenezuelka — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Portuguese: venezuelano — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Romanian: venezuelean — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Romanian: venezueleană — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Russian: венесуэ́лец (venesuélec) — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Russian: венесуэ́лка (venesuélka) — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Spanish: venezolano — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Spanish: venezolana — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Spanish: veneco — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Swahili: Mvenezuela — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Swedish: venezuelan — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Tagalog: Benesolano — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
  • Turkish: Venezuelalı — person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent
Real reading context

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