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)
2. Lake Maracaibo
Maracaibo in American English
(ˌmærəˈkaɪboʊ; Spanish ˌ mɑʀɑˈkaɪbɔ)
1.
seaport in NW Venezuela: pop. 1,208,000
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Lakelake in NW Venezuela, connected by channel with the Gulf of Venezuela: largest lake in South America: c. 5,000 sq mi (12,950 sq km)