Cabimas

American  

[kah-vee-mahs] / kɑˈvi mɑs /

noun

1. a city in NW Venezuela, on the E coast of Lake Maracaibo.

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Cabimas British  

/ kaˈβimas /

noun

1. a town in NW Venezuela, on the NE shore of Lake Maracaibo. Pop: 284 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

She is finishing primary school and learning how to play the flute -- all things that would have been impossible in the oil city of Cabimas, near Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo, where the family had fled from in desperation.

From Barron's

In Cabimas, David Colina, 46, a fisherman, wears oil-stained orange overalls with the distinctive emblem of the state oil company.

From New York Times

Francisco Barrios, 62, who also lives in Cabimas, repaired boats used by the oil industry for more than 20 years, earning enough to feed his five children and pay for their education.

From New York Times

Cabimas, a city about 400 miles northwest of Caracas on the shores of Lake Maracaibo, is another center of regional oil production.

From New York Times

The collapse of the oil industry has left Cabimas, once one of the richest communities in Venezuela, in extreme poverty.

From New York Times