MARACAIBO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Maracaibo mean? 

• MARACAIBO (noun)
  The noun MARACAIBO has 1 sense:

1. a port city in northwestern Venezuela; a major oil center

  Familiarity information: MARACAIBO used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MARACAIBO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A port city in northwestern Venezuela; a major oil center

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)

Holonyms ("Maracaibo" is a part of...):

Republic of Venezuela; Venezuela (a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil)