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Where does Venezuela's name come from?
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Venezuela's name comes from the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, who named the region "Little Venice" (Venezuela) due to the indigenous houses built on stilts over Lake Maracaibo, resembling the Italian city of Venice.
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