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NICARAGUAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Nicaragua
Classified under:
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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