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Definition of Caracas

1. Noun. The capital and largest city of Venezuela.

Definition of Caracas

1. Proper noun. The capital of Venezuela. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Caracas

Literary usage of Caracas

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, George Walter Prothero, Sir Adolphus William Ward (1907)
"Caracas, the cradle of tropical independence and the first focus of armed war against Spanish authority, had a more stormy history than any of her ..."

2. Venezuela: A Commercial and Industrial Handbook with a Chapter on the Dutch by Purl Lord Bell (1922)
"Venezuela is divided into three main commercial districts, namely, the Caracas district, which takes in the center of the country; Maracaibo, ..."

3. Niles' Weekly Register edited by Hezekiah Niles, Jeremiah Hughes, George Beatty (1816)
"THE WEEKLY REGISTER -Caracas. this, our solemn declaration, ... Federal Palace of Caracas, 8rt Jub/, 1811. By the executive power of the confederation of ..."

4. Manual of Collections of Treaties: And of Collections Relating to Treaties by Denys Peter Myers (1922)
"Caracas, Imprenta y librería del Teatro de Legislación de Pedro P. del Castillo, [1857]. ... Signed: Caracas, Febrero 20 de 1876. Jesús María Blanco. 2114. ..."

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