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Barinas

American  
[bah-ree-nahs] / bɑˈri nɑs /

noun

  1. a city in W Venezuela.


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This week, exasperated residents blocked the highway linking Tachira state to Barinas at night, banging pots and pans and honking horns in protest.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

Superlano was a candidate for governor of Barinas, where Chávez was born, in 2021.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 7, 2023

“We work hard every single day,” said Jesus Cardoso, 29, a migrant from the Venezuelan state of Barinas.

From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2023

Though the opposition was broadly defeated in regional elections at the end of last year, it notched a win in a governorship re-run in Barinas state, which has traditionally been dominated by the ruling party.

From Reuters ● Jan. 24, 2022

Before them, the road wound westward, through tortuous passes, towards Tinaquilla and Barinas, at the former of which places Bolívar with his forces was now halting.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 by Various

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