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.

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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)

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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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Caracas

During a news conference in Caracas on Thursday, the Nobel Peace Prize winner said the country's move toward democracy was "irreversible".

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

He remains in a 9-by-6-foot cell at the Rodeo I prison near Caracas, where his family says he has lost 25 pounds and suffers from unaddressed cardiac issues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Lorch and other Pentagon and State Department officials flew to Caracas in the final days of that month and agreed in principle to a deal.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

This is the latest signal of warming relations between Washington and Caracas after the United States ousted longtime leader Nicolas Maduro in a military operation in January.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 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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