Venezuelans

Caribbean coast citizens

Venezuelans are people from Venezuela, a country on the northern coast of South America.

The term covers citizens, residents, and members of the Venezuelan diaspora: Venezuelans have emigrated in large numbers since the economic crisis.

As an adjective, it describes things relating to the country: Venezuelan cuisine, Venezuelan oil reserves.

identity

Caracas

Chief city of Venezuela

  • MaracaiboVenezuelan lakeside metropolis
  • BolívarLatin American revolutionary surname
  • criolloAmerican-born colonial Spaniard

arepa · Orinoco · Angel Falls · llanos · Andes · Caribbean · telenovelas · Simón Bolívar · tricolor

diaspora

migration

Movement to new territory

asylum · displacement · remittances · relocation · assimilation · naturalization · citizenship · homeland · Colombia · Peru

resilience

perseverance

Sustained resolve despite obstacles

solidarity · determination · survival · endurance · improvisation · strength · community · humor · hope · migration

petroleum

OPEC

Petroleum exporters' coalition

Maracaibo · refineries · extraction · petrodollars · subsidies · gasoline · economy · boom · bust · corruption

Categories
Opposites
geographic/national contrast

VenezuelansAmericans

U.S. citizens

Colombians · Brazilians · Guyanese · Argentines · Chileans

Phrases
Family

Venezuela, Venezuelan

Familiarity
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Profile
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