Venezuel

Venezuel is a rarely used English term that, in some historical or specialized texts, has been employed as a noun or attributive adjective related to Venezuela. It is not the standard demonym in modern English; the preferred term for a person from Venezuela is Venezuelan, and adjectives pertaining to the country typically use the same root (as in Venezuelan culture or Venezuelan politics). The form may appear in older writings, in certain dialectal usages, or as a stem in compound terms, but it does not have a stable, widely recognized meaning today.

Etymology and usage notes: Venezuel derives from the country name Venezuela, but English-speaking writers generally form demonyms with the suffix -an to yield Venezuelan. In other languages, equivalents exist, such as French Vénézuélien and Spanish venezolano. When clarity is required in contemporary writing, Venezuelan should be used for both people and related descriptors.

See also: Venezuela, Venezuelan, demonyms.