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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northwest Venezuela south of the Gulf of Venezuela at the outlet of Lake Maracaibo, the largest lake of South America. Founded in 1571, the city is a major port on a dredged channel allowing access for oceangoing vessels.
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- proper noun A city in the northwest of
Venezuela .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a port city in northwestern Venezuela; a major oil center
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Thursday: vs. Argentina in Maracaibo, 8: 45 p.m. July 2: vs. Paraguay in Barinas, 6: 30 p.m. July 5: vs. Colombia in Barquisimeto, 6: 30 p.m. Elimination play begins July 7: Top two in each group and two best of three third-place teams advance
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They found a harbor called Maracaibo, and twenty-seven Spaniards at the earnest request of the natives were entertained as guests among the inland villages for nine days.
Days of the Discoverers L. Lamprey 1910
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The list does not include the papers favorable to Chavez who predate him such as Maracaibo's Panorama and, up to a point, Ultimas Noticias.
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The list does not include the papers favorable to Chavez who predate him such as Maracaibo's Panorama and, up to a point, Ultimas Noticias.
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In the same email, Mr. Figueroa suggested to the FARC commander that weapons to the guerrillas could be piggybacked through Maracaibo aboard shipments of weapons the Venezuelan government was acquiring from Russia.
U.S. Sanctions Venezuela Officials, Citing Drug Ties José de Córdoba 2011
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There was a time when I'd have said any city with an exotic or evocative name would do -- Maracaibo, Samarkand, Macau, Marrakesh -- but most of them are not terribly exciting or exotic once you're been there.
MIND MELD: Real-Life Places That Inspire Exceptional World Building 2009
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Stephan Talty does an excellent job of revealing the life of Captain Henry Morgan, going into detail on his major raids on Granada, Portobelo, Maracaibo, and finally Panama.
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Stephan Talty does an excellent job of revealing the life of Captain Henry Morgan, going into detail on his major raids on Granada, Portobelo, Maracaibo, and finally Panama.
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The FARC commander recounted to his colleagues Gen. Alcala's offer of obtaining shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles and shipping the arms to the guerrillas through the port of Maracaibo, which he would soon control.
U.S. Sanctions Venezuela Officials, Citing Drug Ties José de Córdoba 2011
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Even as Maracaibo residents wonder what has befallen their beloved Catatumbo Lightning, across the country in Caracas local residents have also been befuddled.
Nikolas Kozloff: El Niño in Venezuela: Hugo Chávez's "Katrina" Moment? 2010
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