Nicaragua
n. largest country in Central America | ||||
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| WordNet 2.0 |
Noun
1. a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821
(synonym) Republic of Nicaragua
(hypernym) Central American country, Central American nation
(part-holonym) Central America
(member-meronym) Nicaraguan
(part-meronym) Managua, capital of Nicaragua, Nicaraguan capital
| hEnglish - advanced version |
nicaragua
n : a republic in central america; achieved independence from spain in 1821 [syn: nicaragua, republic of nicaragua]
similar words(2)
republic of nicaragua
nicaragua wood
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
Nicearagua
| CIA World Factbook 2005 |
Flag of Nicaragua
Background
The Pacific Coast of Nicaragua was settled as a Spanish colony from Panama in the early 16th century. Independence from Spain was declared in 1821 and the country became an independent republic in 1838. Britain occupied the Caribbean Coast in the first half of the 19th century, but gradually ceded control of the region in subsequent decades. Violent opposition to governmental manipulation and corruption spread to all classes by 1978 and resulted in a short-lived civil war that brought the Marxist Sandinista guerrillas to power in 1979. Nicaraguan aid to leftist rebels in El Salvador caused the US to sponsor anti-Sandinista contra guerrillas through much of the 1980s. Free elections in 1990, 1996, and again in 2001 saw the Sandinistas defeated. The country has slowly rebuilt its economy during the 1990s, but was hard hit by Hurricane Mitch in 1998.
Map of Nicaragua
More about Nicaragua:
| Country Data Codes |
NI (Internet),
NI (ISO 3166),
NIC (ISO 3166),
NU (FIPS 10-4)
| Country Phone Codes |
505
| Area Code International |
Country Code -505
| Currency In Each Country |
gold cordoba (NIO)
| Multi Internet Domains |
NI
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| Internet Domains |
NI
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
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