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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.


Caracas British  
/ kəˈrækəs, kaˈrakas, -ˈrɑː- /

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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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Growing the game means fans from Rome to Caracas debating their dream teams in anticipation of the Games.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

Earlier this year, Ehrsam moved into the opulent Cayena Caracas, a 47-room boutique hotel in an upscale neighborhood of Venezuela’s capital.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Energy Secretary Chris Wright traveled to Venezuela on Wednesday to oversee the signing of deals between Caracas and oil major Chevron, GE Vernova -- a General Electric offshoot -- and Italy's ENI.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

Executives from several other oil-and-gas companies are expected to sign production deals in Caracas later Wednesday, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Citra did her best to leave DNA traces on half a dozen trains before slipping onto the one bound for Caracas, on the north Amazonia coast.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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