Caracas

American  

[kuh-rah-kuhs, kah-rah-kahs] / kəˈrɑ kəs, kɑˈrɑ kɑs /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Venezuela, in the N part.

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Caracas British  

/ -ˈrɑː-, kəˈrækəs, kaˈrakas /

noun

1. the capital of Venezuela, in the north: founded in 1567; major industrial and commercial centre, notably for oil companies. Pop: 3 276 000 (2005 est)

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Caracas Cultural  

1. Capital of Venezuela and the largest city in the country, located in northern Venezuela near the Caribbean Sea; commercial, industrial, and cultural center of the nation.

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Example Sentences

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Caracas

American commandos snatched the pair from their compound in Caracas on January 3.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

They took down beachside residential towers where wealthier Venezuelans from the nearby capital, Caracas, escaped for weekend getaways, and cheaply constructed low-income high-rises where Styrofoam was used as filler between cement slabs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Embassy in Caracas, told reporters this week that Rodríguez’s government “has been fully compliant in terms of our requests to advance this massive humanitarian response.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

A warning about fragile buildings came recently: in Caracas, part of a school in the historic center -- also classified as red -- collapsed on July 3, causing no injuries because it was empty.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

From the city of Caracas, Scythe Curie had instructed her to follow the northern coastline east until coming to a town called Playa Pintada.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman