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Venezuelan, a. and n.|vɛnɪzˈweɪlən, -ˈwɪːlən| [See def.] A. adj. Of or pertaining to the republic of Venezuela in the north of South America. B. n. A native or inhabitant of Venezuela.
1820Ann. Reg. 1819 242/1 On every point the efforts of the Venezuelans were crowned with success. Ibid. 242/2 The Venezuelan fleet. 1836Penny Cycl. V. 81/2 The congress of the Venezuelan Republic..at Angostura. Ibid. 82/1 The Venezuelan congress. 1881W. H. Brett Mission Work Guiana vi. 109 From the Spaniards and Venezuelans they have suffered greatly. 1882Caulfeild & Saward Dict. Needlew. 514/1 Venezuelan drawn work..resembles the Oriental Drawn Thread Work and the Italian and Swedish Drawn Works. |