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

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Caracas

The boy was a gang leader in a Caracas high school and a member of an outlawed Venezuelan Communist youth group.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

He added a couple hundred more at the Shrine Auditorium and many more than that in Caracas, with student singers on benches that rose precariously to the top of a tall concert hall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

The earthquake came only weeks after two massive earthquakes struck Venezuela, causing catastrophic destruction, particularly in urban areas in the northern part of the country near Caracas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

There isn’t any publicly available information on the transactions between the U.S., which collects the oil revenue, and Caracas, which receives it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Once you reach Buenos Aires, take a hypertrain north, across Amazonia to the city of Caracas.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman