venezuelan
/ˌvɛnəzˈweɪlən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people.
Example Sentences
- "The march through the Darién Gap of Haitians, Venezuelans and Cubans fleeing economic collapse and political persecution has been well-documented."
- "But the first foray by Russian strategic bombers into the Western hemisphere since the Cold War is simply the curtain raiser for joint naval maneuvers that will bring Russian warships into Venezuelan waters in November."
- "The Venezuelan gang, known as Tren de Aragua, or TDA, has a known presence in 15 states and a possible presence in eight others, according to the data."
Etymology
Etymology tree English Venezuela Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Venezuelan From Venezuela + -an.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌvɛnəzˈweɪlən/
- British English: /ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlən/