NICARAGUA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Nicaragua mean? 

• NICARAGUA (noun)
  The noun NICARAGUA has 1 sense:

1. a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821

  Familiarity information: NICARAGUA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NICARAGUA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Nicaragua; Republic of Nicaragua

Instance hypernyms:

Central American country; Central American nation (any one of the countries occupying Central America; these countries (except for Belize and Costa Rica) are characterized by low per capita income and unstable governments)

Meronyms (parts of "Nicaragua"):

capital of Nicaragua; Managua; Nicaraguan capital (the capital and largest city of Nicaragua)

Meronyms (members of "Nicaragua"):

Nicaraguan (a native or inhabitant of Nicaragua)

Holonyms ("Nicaragua" is a part of...):

Central America (the isthmus joining North America and South America; extends from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia)

Derivation:

Nicaraguan (of or relating to Nicaragua or is people)

 Context examples 

A country in Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua.

(Honduras, NCI Thesaurus)

A country in Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Nicaragua.

(Honduras, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Continental North America south of Mexico that is usually considered to comprise the present day countries of Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

(Mesoamerica, NOAA Paleoclimate Glossary)

Denotes a person from the area inbetween north and south America including persons from Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and the Panama Canal zone.

(Central American, NCI Thesaurus)