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Belize

[ buh-leez ]

noun

  1. a parliamentary democracy in northern Central America: a former British crown colony; gained independence 1981. 8,867 sq. mi. (22,966 sq. km). : Belmopan. Formerly British Honduras.
  2. a seaport in and the main city of Belize. Also called Belize City.
  3. a river flowing northeast through Belize to the Gulf of Honduras. 180 miles (290 km) long.


Belize

/ bəˈliːz /

noun

  1. a state in Central America, on the Caribbean Sea: site of a Mayan civilization until the 9th century ad ; colonized by the British from 1638; granted internal self-government in 1964; became an independent state within the Commonwealth in 1981. Official language: English; Carib and Spanish are also spoken. Currency: Belize dollar. Capital: Belmopan. Pop: 334 297 (2013 est). Area: 22 965 sq km (8867 sq miles) Former name (until 1973)British Honduras


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  • Be·li·ze·an [b, uh, -, lee, -zee-, uh, n], adjective noun

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Example Sentences

Beneath the surface — caving and diving — Belize is breathtaking

Matola seemed to find her purpose in Belize, the tiny Central American country where she landed four decades ago and where she died March 21 at 66.

She had studied fish taxonomy in Belize during college and later told Sports Illustrated that, after the magic of observing octopus and squid during nocturnal dives off the coast, she had always dreamed of returning.

Other countries that allow vaccinated travelers include Belize, Ecuador, Georgia, Guatemala, Slovenia and Estonia, according to government offices in each destination.

She’s working in Belize, studying the processes that led to the diversity of life on Earth.

Under the current president and his predecessor, Jett notes, the ambassadorship of Belize has gone to college roommates.

They even tried to fly the patient out of Belize, but she is still here on the ship.

Mexico, Panama, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Belize are all seeing an increase in Central Americans seeking asylum as well.

The British Virgin Islands, the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, Belize, and Switzerland.

He also said in the article that there is no better place for him to live than Belize.

The territories between the Belize and Sarstoon rivers were claimed by the British in 1836.

An Englishman, if he be at Guatemala or Belize, must work for his bread, and that work will find him in thought and excitement.

“That was a capital ghost story Hardgrave told me when I was down at Belize,” he told himself at last with a little chuckle.

I have too much regard for you to trust you in any vessel sailing from Belize to Kingston, where there are often naval vessels.

He must know something definite before he trusted Kate or himself in such a lawless town as Belize.

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