Definition of Nicaragua

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

Exact synonyms: Republic Of Nicaragua
Generic synonyms: Central American Country, Central American Nation
Group relationships: Central America
Terms within: Capital Of Nicaragua, Managua, Nicaraguan Capital
Member holonyms: Nicaraguan
Derivative terms: Nicaraguan

Definition of Nicaragua

1. Proper noun. Country in Central America; official name: Republic of Nicaragua. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nicaragua

Niagara
Niagara Falls
Niagara River
Niagaras
Niall
Niamey
Nibelung
Nibelungenlied
Nibiru
Nibley
Nicaea
Nicaean
Nican Tlaca
Nicandra
Nicandra physaloides
Nicaragua
Nicaragua wood
Nicaraguan
Nicaraguan Sign Language
Nicaraguan capital
Nicaraguan monetary unit
Nicaraguans
Niccolo Machiavelli
Niccolo Paganini
Nice
Nicene
Nicene Creed
Nicene Faith
Nichol
Nichola

Literary usage of Nicaragua

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Statutes at Large: Containing the Laws and Concurrent by United States (1869)
"•it between the m-unts to the United States, and to Rieht of trän- The republic of nicaragua hereby Pacific oceans, their citizens and property, ..."

2. Report of the Congressional Committees Investigating the Iran/Contra Affair by Lee H. Hamilton, Daniel K. Inouye (1995)
"Chapter 1 Introduction: Background on US-nicaragua Relations On July 17, 1979, President Anastasio Somoza De- bayle and his family fled nicaragua. ..."

3. Proceedings by American Society of Civil Engineers (1902)
"CE—This project for an alternative route for a nicaragua Canal comes rather ... It is understood that the author was employed in nicaragua by the Maritime ..."

4. The American Historical Review by American Historical Association (1905)
"WILLIAM WALKER AND THE STEAMSHIP CORPORATION IN nicaragua THE romantic features of Walker's filibustering expeditions to < nicaragua have tended to obscure ..."

5. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1916)
"The first attempt of nicaragua to secure relief for her financial distress was ... On June 6, 1911, he signed a convention with nicaragua which contemplated ..."

6. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"In 1857 Buchanan became President, and supported his Secretary of State, Lewis Cass, in making a preferential canal treaty with nicaragua : to which Great ..."

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