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Maracaibo
[ mar-uh-kahy-boh; Spanish mah-rah-kahy-baw ]
noun
- a seaport in northwestern Venezuela.
- Gulf of Maracaibo. Gulf of Venezuela.
- Lake Maracaibo, a lake in northwestern Venezuela, an extension of the Gulf of Maracaibo: the largest lake in South America. 6,300 sq. mi. (16,320 sq. km).
Maracaibo
/ mara藞kai尾o; 藢m忙r蓹藞ka瑟b蓹蕣 /
noun
- a port in NW Venezuela, on the channel from Lake Maracaibo to the Gulf of Venezuela: the second largest city in the country; University of Zulia (1891); major oil centre. Pop: 2聽182聽000 (2005 est)
- Lake Maracaiboa lake in NW Venezuela, linked with the Gulf of Venezuela by a dredged channel: centre of the Venezuelan and South American oil industry. Area: about 13聽000 sq km (500 sq miles)
Example Sentences
Northridge advanced to the World Series championship against Maracaibo, Venezuela, where its magical run came to an end with a 4-3 loss and it was time to go back home.
Revelers in fur, sequins and ski sweaters reading 鈥淐ortina鈥 or 鈥淢ountains and Champagne鈥 danced to 鈥淒ance All Nite,鈥 鈥淢aracaibo鈥 and other Italian 鈥80s classics on the movie鈥檚 soundtrack.
鈥淧etro鈥檚 government has alliances with Maduro and the Venezuelan regime鈥檚 narrative on migration is political. But what is reflected in this migration is a profound human rights crisis,鈥 said the Maracaibo native.
A帽ez, an independent reporter working for a Venezuelan news site, feared being arrested for covering the news in Maracaibo and decided to explore opportunities in the U.S.
鈥淣ow I am afraid to leave,鈥 said Ms. Urribarr铆, 26, who had hoped to start making the long trek from Maracaibo, Venezuela鈥檚 second largest city, to the United States next week with her 6-month-old daughter.
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