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

On a visit to a trade fair in Caracas, President Maduro said "the Security Council is giving overwhelming support to Venezuela."

From BBC

As the Venezuelan government relies heavily on oil exports to finance public spending, the latest measures have sparked outrage among officials in Caracas.

From BBC

Oil prices dipped, having jumped more than two percent Monday on concerns about Washington's measures against Caracas.

From Barron's

Alejandra Acuña, a Venezuelan marketing agent in Spain, said she had bought tickets to Caracas months earlier, hoping to introduce her partner to the homeland she left a decade ago.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet Wirth has calculated his company has the means and resilience to outlast changing governments—in Caracas and Washington alike.

From The Wall Street Journal