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Maracay

American  
[mah-rah-kahy] / ˌmɑ rɑˈkaɪ /

noun

  1. a city in NE Venezuela, SW of Caracas.


Maracay British  
/ maraˈkai /

noun

  1. a city in N central Venezuela: developed greatly as the headquarters of Juan Vicente Gómez (1857–1935) during his dictatorship; textile industries. Pop: 1 138 000 (2005 est)

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In a poor neighbourhood of the Venezuelan city of Maracay, the mother of 24-year-old Francisco José García Casique was waiting for him on Saturday.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025

"If you buy diapers you don't buy food, so I buy food and not diapers," said 20-year-old hairdresser Rosimar Gonzalez, who voted in central Maracay with her young son in her arms.

From Reuters • Oct. 23, 2023

Maracay is a Venezuelan city near the country’s Caribbean coast with a population of nearly 1 million.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2023

The 30-year-old native of Maracay, Venezuela, aced a six-question citizenship test.

From Washington Times • Jul. 27, 2019

The cultivation of cotton extends on one side of the lake from Maracay to Valencia; and on the other from Guayca to Guigue.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Ross, Thomasina