Maracaibo

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /ˌmærəˈkaɪbəʊ/, Spanish: /maraˈkaiβo/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mar′ə kī′bō; Sp. mä′rä kī′vô)

Mar•a•cai•bo n.

Place Namesa seaport in NW Venezuela. 786,389.
Place NamesGulf of, a gulf on the NW coast of Venezuela.
Place NamesLake, a lake in NW Venezuela, an extension of the Gulf of Maracaibo: the largest lake in South America. 6300 sq. mi. (16,320 sq. km).

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Maracaibo /ˌmærəˈkaɪbəʊ; Spanish: maraˈkaiβo/ n

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: 2 182 000 (2005 est)
Lake Maracaibo ⇒ a 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 13 000 sq km (500 sq miles)

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