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Maracaibo

[mar-uh-kahy-boh, mah-rah-kahy-baw]

noun

  1. a seaport in northwestern Venezuela.

  2. Gulf of Maracaibo. Gulf of Venezuela.

  3. Lake Maracaibo, a lake in northwestern Venezuela, an extension of the Gulf of Maracaibo: the largest lake in South America. 6,300 sq. mi. (16,320 sq. km).



Maracaibo

/ maraˈkaiβo, ˌmærəˈkaɪbəʊ /

noun

  1. a port in NW Venezuela, on the channel from Lake Maracaibo to the Gulf of Venezuela: the second largest city in the country; University of Zulia (1891); major oil centre. Pop: 2 182 000 (2005 est)

  2. a lake in NW Venezuela, linked with the Gulf of Venezuela by a dredged channel: centre of the Venezuelan and South American oil industry. Area: about 13 000 sq km (500 sq miles)

“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
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Even though the strikes are said by the US to have happened thousands of kilometres from where he fishes, his wife has been trying to convince him to leave Lake Maracaibo.

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Northridge advanced to the World Series championship against Maracaibo, Venezuela, where its magical run came to an end with a 4-3 loss and it was time to go back home.

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Revelers in fur, sequins and ski sweaters reading “Cortina” or “Mountains and Champagne” danced to “Dance All Nite,” “Maracaibo” and other Italian ’80s classics on the movie’s soundtrack.

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“Petro’s government has alliances with Maduro and the Venezuelan regime’s narrative on migration is political. But what is reflected in this migration is a profound human rights crisis,” said the Maracaibo native.

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Añez, an independent reporter working for a Venezuelan news site, feared being arrested for covering the news in Maracaibo and decided to explore opportunities in the U.S.

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