Definitions for caracas
kəˈrɑ kəscara·cas

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Caracas, capital of Venezuelanoun

   the capital and largest city of Venezuela

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1. Caracasnoun

   The capital city of Venezuela.

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1. Caracasnoun

   The capital of Venezuela.

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1. Caracas

   Caracas (, Spanish: [kaˈɾakas]), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern part of the country, within the Caracas Valley of the Venezuelan coastal mountain range (Cordillera de la Costa). The valley is close to the Caribbean Sea, separated from the coast by a steep 2,200-meter-high (7,200 ft) mountain range, Cerro El Ávila; to the south there are more hills and mountains. The Metropolitan Region of Caracas has an estimated population of almost 5 million inhabitants. The center of the city is Catedral, located near Bolívar Square, though some consider the center to be Plaza Venezuela, located in the Los Caobos area. Businesses in the city include service companies, banks, and malls. Caracas has a largely service-based economy, apart from some industrial activity in its metropolitan area. The Caracas Stock Exchange and Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) are headquartered in Caracas. Empresas Polar is the largest private company in Venezuela. Caracas is also Venezuela's cultural capital, with many restaurants, theaters, museums, and shopping centers. Caracas has some of the tallest skyscrapers in Latin America, such as the Parque Central Towers. The Museum of Contemporary Art of Caracas is one of the most important in South America.

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1. caracas

   Caracas is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, located along the Guaire River, near the Caribbean Sea. It is an important cultural, economic, and political center of the country. Caracas is also known for its unique architecture, vibrant arts scene, educational institutions, and numerous landmarks.

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1. Caracas

   Caracas, officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English. Caracas is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range. Terrain suitable for building lies between 760 and 910 m above sea level. The valley is close to the Caribbean Sea, separated from the coast by a steep 2200 m high mountain range, Cerro El Ávila; to the south there are more hills and mountains. El Distrito Metropolitano de Caracas includes the Distrito Capital and four other municipalities in Miranda State: Chacao, Baruta, Sucre, and El Hatillo. The Distrito Capital had a population of 1,943,901 as of 2011, while that of Area Metropolitana de Caracas was estimated at 3,055,000 as of.

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1. Caracas

   or Carracas (72), the cap. of Venezuela, stands at an altitude 3000 ft. above the level of the sea; subject to earthquakes, in one of which (1812) 12,000 perished, and great part of the city was destroyed; it contains the tomb of Bolivar.

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1. caracas

   (South America). Part of Venezuela, discovered by Columbus in 1498. It was reduced by arms, and assigned as property to the Welsers, German merchants, by Charles V.; but for their tyranny they were dispossessed in 1550, and a crown governor appointed. The province declared its independence, May 9, 1810.

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1. CARACAS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Caracas is ranked #137327 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Caracas surname appeared 122 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Caracas.
   
   71.3% or 87 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   15.5% or 19 total occurrences were White.
   10.6% or 13 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Venezuela
   • National Capital

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for caracas »

1. cascara

How to pronounce caracas?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say caracas in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of caracas in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of caracas in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of caracas in a Sentence

1. Victor Maldonado:

   An alternative but illegitimate social order has been established in Caracas.

2. Giancarlo Soto:

   Democratic Socialists of America argue that … the government should own or ‘ socialize ’ private businesses, this invariably leads to societies that look more like Caracas than Copenhagen. Unfortunately, many Americans are being bait-and-switched into supporting the former, thinking it’s the latter.

3. Maria Melendez:

   I hope that now with these blackouts in Caracas they can do something, that everyone reacts, they used to say that Caracas is Caracas, and everywhere else is weeds and snakes. Now Caracas will also be weeds and snakes if we continue like this.

4. Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo:

   Given what has happened and the level of verbal irritation that I have seen in President Maduro, I have decided to recall our ambassador in Caracas for consultation.

5. Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo:

   The words used by the (Venezuelan) authorities, never by the people of Venezuela, are intolerable, given what has happened and the level of verbal irritation that I have seen in President Maduro, I have decided to recall our ambassador in Caracas for consultation.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=caracas
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=caracas
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Caracas
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracas
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=caracas
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Caracas
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=caracas