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

“Of course I hope that Cabimas could be reborn anew as a petroleum center,” said Quintero.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

On Dec. 14, 1922, the ground shook in Cabimas, but it wasn’t an earthquake.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

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 • Jul. 22, 2023

The Elizalzabal and Silva families, who fish for a living, outside a family home on the shore of oil-contaminated Lake Maracaibo in Cabimas, Venezuela, 3 July.

From The Guardian • Dec. 9, 2019

At the Cabimas Hospital on that shore, 80 percent of the outpatient visits are associated with oil spills and gas fumes, the foundation says.

From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2019