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Caracas

/kəˈɹɑːkəs/

Caracas proper noun: the capital city of Venezuela.

Proper noun

Caracas

  1. The capital city of Venezuela.
    • “I see a somewhat warlike atmosphere. Silence can say many things,” a driver from eastern Caracas told CNN, asking not to be identified for security reasons.2026 January 3, Ray Sanchez, “Nicolás Maduro’s capture by US met with celebrations in South Florida and apprehension in Caracas”, in CNN, archived from the original on 03 Jan 2026
  2. (metonymically) The Venezuelan government.

Caracas meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Arabic

Caracas in Hindi

capital of Venezuela
काराकास kārākās

Caracas in Marathi

capital of Venezuela
काराकास kārākās

Caracas in Urdu

capital of Venezuela
کاراکاس kārākās

Caracas in Arabic

capital of Venezuela
كَرَاكَاس karākās
More languagesFewer languages
Caracas in Persian
کاراکاس kârâkâs
Caracas in Thai
การากัส
Caracas in Vietnamese
Ca-ra-cát
Caracas in Myanmar
ကရာကက်စ်မြို့ ka.rakakcmrui.

Origin of Caracas

Borrowed from Spanish Caracas. Named after the Caraca tribe.

Words formed from Caracas

Questions about Caracas

What does Caracas mean?
Caracas means the capital city of Venezuela.
What is Caracas in Hindi?
Caracas in Hindi is काराकास (kārākās). See Caracas meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Caracas?
Caracas is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Caracas?
Caracas is pronounced /kəˈɹɑːkəs/.

Words near Caracas in the dictionary

  1. caracals
  2. caracanthid
  3. caracanthids
  4. caracara
  5. caracaras
  6. Caracas
  7. Caracasian
  8. Caracasians
  9. caracca
  10. caraccas
  11. Caracci

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