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Definition of Belize

1. Noun. A country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean; formerly under British control.

Definition of Belize

1. Proper noun. An English-speaking country in Central America, formerly called ''British Honduras''. Official name: Belize. The capital is Belmopan, and the chief seaport is Belize City. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Belize

Literary usage of Belize

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

1. Central and South America by Augustus Henry Keane, Clements Robert Markham (1901)
"Belize Belize, the capital and chief centre of population, ... The Belize washes down much sedimentary matter, which has formed a long alluvial peninsula ..."

2. Caribbean Basin Financing Opportunities: Guide to Financing Trade (1992)
"Belize The four commercial banks in Belize, including two foreign banks (Barclays ... The Central Bank of Belize sets a minimum lending rate, currently 10 ..."

3. Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves by Laura Riley, William Riley (2005)
"Monkey Bay Sanctuary and Reserve, west of Belize City along Sibun River, privately owned, ... Belize Zoo, though not a wildlife reserve, is worth a visit. ..."

4. Landmine Monitor Report 1999: Toward a Mine-free World by International Campaign to Ban Land Mines (1999)
"Though Belize is the only Central American country not to have been affected by landmines, Belize has nonetheless generally supported the international ..."

5. Best Dives of the Caribbean by Joyce Huber (2006)
"Belize Fascinating and exotic, Belize offers a world of tropical adventure to divers and snorkelers. The Hoi Chan Marine Preserve is a small portion of the ..."

6. The Earth and Its Inhabitants by Élisée Reclus (1891)
"BRITISH HONDURAS (Belize). I HIS colonial territory, one of the lea*t important in the vast British Empire, is, geographically speaking, nothing more than a ..."

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