[kuh-rah-kuh
s; Sp. kah-rah-kahs] 
| a city in and the capital of Venezuela, in the N part. 1,035,499. |
| Ca·ra·cas (kə-rä'kəs) The capital of Venezuela, in the northern part of the country near the Caribbean coast. Founded by the Spanish in 1567, it grew rapidly during the oil boom of the 1950s, and is the country's commercial, industrial, and cultural hub. Population: 1,830,000. |
Capital of Venezuela and the largest city in the country, located in northern Venezuela near the Caribbean Sea; commercial, industrial, and cultural center of the nation.