单词 | Venezuela |
释义 | Definition of Venezuela in English:Venezuelaproper nounˌvɛnɪˈzweɪləbeneˈswelaˌvɛnəzˈweɪlə
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 OriginSpanish, literally 'little Venice', named by early explorers when they saw native houses built on stilts over water. RhymesAdela, bailer, bailor, baler, Benguela, bewailer, derailleur, hailer, inhaler, jailer, loudhailer, mailer, nailer, railer, retailer, sailer, sailor, scaler, Scheele, shillelagh, tailor, Taylor, trailer, vuvuzela, wailer, whaler Definition of Venezuela in US English:Venezuelaproper nounˌvɛnəzˈweɪləˌvenəzˈwālə
OriginSpanish, literally ‘little Venice’, named by early explorers when they saw native houses built on stilts over water. |
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