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Nicaragua

[ nik-uh-rah-gwuh ]

noun

  1. a republic in Central America. 57,143 sq. mi. (148,000 sq. km). : Managua.
  2. 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

/ -ɡwə; ˌnɪkəˈræɡjʊə; nikaˈraɣwa /

noun

  1. 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)
  2. Lake Nicaragua
    Lake Nicaragua a 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

  1. 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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Notes

After fifty years of guerrilla warfare , the Marxist Sandinistas launched a civil war and assumed power in 1979.
General Anastasio Somoza established a military dictatorship in 1933. He was assassinated in 1956, but his sons continued the Somoza regime until 1979.
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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Other Words From

  • Nica·raguan noun adjective

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Example Sentences

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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