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nicaragua
/ˌnɪk.əˈɹɑ.ɡwə/
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What does nicaragua mean?
proper noun
- A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Nicaragua. Capitalː Managua.
- A lake in Nicaragua, the largest freshwater lake in Central America.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌnɪk.əˈɹɑ.ɡwə/
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Washington seems awfully commonplace compared with Honduras and Nicaragua and the islands of the Caribbean.
We must not omit to name an extraordinary system of intrenchments at Juigalpa, in Nicaragua, which so far as I know is quite unique.
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The castle of San Juan is 32 miles below the point where the river issues from the Lake of Nicaragua, and 69 from its mouth.
Mr. Belt gives the case of a spider-monkey (Ateles) in Nicaragua, which was heard screaming for nearly two hours in the forest, and was found with an eagle perched close by it.
I do not now speak of a lock-canal, by way of the Lake of Nicaragua or any other route--for such a work would not differ essentially from other canals, and would scarcely possess a geographical character--but of an open cut between the two seas.