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Nicaragua
[ nik-uh-rah-gwuh ]
noun
- a republic in Central America. 57,143 sq. mi. (148,000 sq. km). : Managua.
- Lake. Spanish Lago de Nicaragua. a lake in SW Nicaragua. 92 miles (148 km) long; 34 miles (55 km) wide; 3,060 sq. mi. (7,925 sq. km).
Nicaragua
/ nikaˈraɣwa; ˌnɪkəˈræɡjʊə; -ɡwə /
noun
- a republic in Central America, on the Caribbean and the Pacific: colonized by the Spanish from the 1520s; gained independence in 1821 and was annexed by Mexico, becoming a republic in 1838. Official language: Spanish. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: córdoba. Capital: Managua. Pop: 5 788 531 (2013 est). Area: 131 812 sq km (50 893 sq miles)
- Lake Nicaraguaa lake in SW Nicaragua, separated from the Pacific by an isthmus 19 km (12 miles) wide: the largest lake in Central America. Area: 8264 sq km (3191 sq miles)
Nicaragua
- Republic in Central America , bordered by Honduras to the northwest and north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. Its capital and largest city is Managua.
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- Nica·raguan noun adjective
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While rural, landless populations—such as the followers of guerrilla insurgent Augusto Sandino in Nicaragua in the 1920s—would occasionally rise up in popular resistance, more often than not these uprisings were suppressed in violent conflicts.
In the name of opposing communism, America allied itself with some nasty types from Indonesia to Nicaragua to Argentina.
When Hurricane Eta made landfall in Nicaragua last week, it may have been a Category 5 storm.
Hurricane Eta is currently on the same scale as Hurricane Mitch, a 1998 hurricane that had downgraded to a Category 1 level before hitting shore, but still dropped over 30 inches of rain on Honduras and Nicaragua.
These include India, Kenya, Nicaragua, Pakistan, the Philippines and Ukraine.
The refugees come from Panama, Paraguay, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala, and Puerto Rico.
Nicaragua also is one of the safest countries in the region.
He vows that it will create 250,000 jobs, lift Nicaragua out of poverty and make it the maritime capital of the world.
Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America, and one of the most bio-diverse and beautiful.
President of Costa Rica Oscar Arias laid a calming hand on 1980s El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Panama.
The priest of Nicaragua with solemn mien strides up the aisle and lights the altar candles with the fire struck from his cigar.
These Huaves are said to have come originally from the south, from Nicaragua or Peru say some authors.
We do not condemn Nicaragua because we think Britain ought to be more Nicaraguan.
He saw, with his swimming eyes, red and yellow, the colours of Nicaragua.
Affairs in Nicaragua; discovery of gold; proceedings of Mr. Chatfield, the British consul, 557.
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