Venezuelan

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˌvɛnɪˈzweɪlən/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    A native or inhabitant of Venezuela, or a person of Venezuelan descent.
  2. adjective
    Of, relating to, or characteristic of Venezuela, its people, or its culture.; Relating to the Venezuelan government, politics, or economy.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: Venezuelans

Collocations

Venezuelan cuisineVenezuelan governmentVenezuelan oilVenezuelan crisisVenezuelan people

Derivatives

Venezuela

Commonly confused

Venezuelian
EN: 'Venezuelian' is a common misspelling; the correct demonym is 'Venezuelan' with no 'i' before the '-an' suffix.

Spelling tips

EN: Frequently misspelled as 'Venezuelian' or 'Venezualan'. Remember the correct form is 'Venezuelan' — derived from 'Venezuela' + '-an'.

💬 Examples

  1. The Venezuelan living next door moved here ten years ago.

  2. Venezuelan cuisine features arepas as a staple food.

  3. The Venezuelan government announced new economic reforms.