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NICARAGUAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Nicaragua

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Nicaraguan" is a kind of...):

Central American (a native or inhabitant of Central America)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Nicaraguan"):

Contra (a member of the guerrilla force that opposed a left-wing government in Nicaragua)

Holonyms ("Nicaraguan" is a member of...):

Nicaragua; Republic of Nicaragua (a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to Nicaragua or is people

Example:

Nicaraguan earthquakes

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Nicaragua (a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821)

Derivation:

Nicaragua (a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821)

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