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[nik-uh-rah-gwuh] 
Nic⋅a⋅ra⋅gua
[nik-uh-rah-gwuh] 
əˈrɑ –noun
| 1. | a republic in Central America. 4,386,399; 57,143 sq. mi. (148,000 sq. km). Capital: Managua. |
| 2. | Lake. Spanish, Lago de Nicaragua. a lake in SW Nicaragua. 92 mi. (148 km) long; 34 mi. (55 km) wide; 3060 sq. mi. (7925 sq. km). |
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Nic·a·ra·gua
(nĭk'ə-rä'gwə) Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) A country of Central America on the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. Various Indian peoples, including the Miskito, inhabited the area when Columbus visited in 1502. Spanish settlement began in 1524. The colony was ruled as part of Guatemala until 1821, when the entire region gained independence. Since its designation as a republic in 1838, Nicaragua has had a turbulent history, with frequent intervention by foreign powers. Managua is the capital and the largest city. Population: 5,570,000. Ni'ca·ra'guan adj. & n. |
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| Nicaragua, Lake
The largest lake of Central America, in southwest Nicaragua. The freshwater lake contains fish, such as tuna and sharks, usually found only in salt water because it was part of the Caribbean Sea until land masses rose around it in prehistoric times. |
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| nicaragua | |
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| a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 |
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
Nicaragua [(nik-uh-rah-gwuh)]
Nicaragua [(nik-uh-rah-gwuh)]
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.
Note: General Anastasio Somoza established a military dictatorship in 1933. He was assassinated in 1956, but his sons continued the Somoza regime until 1979.
Note: After fifty years of guerrilla warfare, the Marxist Sandinistas launched a civil war and assumed power in 1979.
Note: During the 1980s, the United States backed anti-Sandinista guerrillas called Contras (see Iran-Contra Affair). In 1990, the Sandinistas were defeated in free elections. In 1995, and again in 2001, opponents of the Sandinistas won elections to the nation's presidency.
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