Venelandia
n.— «Some builders are embracing throwback neighborhoods with parks and shops—a movement that is planned for Doral, a western Miami-Dade city.…Doral’s potential is not hard to grasp. The city has become an enormously popular destination for Venezuelan home buyers who have taken to calling the city “Venelandia,” Pino said.» —“Developers want community feeling—built by design” by Matthew Haggman in Doral Miami Herald (Florida) May 4, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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