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  

/ -ˈrɑː-, kəˈrækəs, kaˈrakas /

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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Example Sentences

Even before the U.S. intervention this January ended oil shipments to Cuba, Venezuela’s economic distress drove Caracas to scale back its support.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

In May a delegation from Caracas met in Washington with the International Monetary Fund.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Without Caracas as a lifeline, Cuba has struggled to keep electricity on, or food and medicine in stock.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

Representatives from the U.S. oil industry have flocked to Caracas in recent weeks to seek an audience with Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, to discuss potential investments.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 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