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REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Republic of Venezuela mean? 

REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA (noun)
  The noun REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA has 1 sense:

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

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


 Dictionary entry details 


REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA (noun)


Sense 1

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 (any one of the countries occupying the South American continent)

Meronyms (parts of "Republic of Venezuela"):

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

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

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

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

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

Valencia (an industrial city in northern Venezuela)

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

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

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

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

Meronyms (members of "Republic of Venezuela"):

Venezuelan (a native or inhabitant of Venezuela)

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

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

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

OAS; Organization of American States (an association including most 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)


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