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Belizean, n. and a.|bɛˈliːzɪən|
Also Belizan, Belizian.
[f. Belize, the official name since 1973 of the country formerly known as British Honduras, + -an.]
A. n. A native or inhabitant of the independent country of Belize in Central America.
B. adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Belize or the Belizeans.
1959Belize Times 1 Jan. 2/1 Most Belizeans look to the New Year with hope. 1964Economist 12 Sept. 1014/1 The last thing most Belizans want is to become Guatemalans. 1968Ibid. 30 Mar. 37/1 Mr. George Price..and his party are pursuing what they call ‘the Belizean way to independence’... The thesis is that the ‘Belizeans’ inherited the Guatemalan dispute through no fault of their own. 1971Jamaican Weekly Gleaner 17 Nov. 12/5 Jamaican manufacturers were eager to work with Belizians in any kind of industrial venture. 1974Caribbean Contact Aug. 21/4 The resolution on Belize recognised ‘the continuing aspirations of the Belizean people for freedom from colonialism’. 1980New Statesman 26 Sept. 15/1 Tate & Lyle entered the Belizean sugar industry in 1963. 1985T. Parker Soldier, Soldier xi. 131 The Belizians are apprehensive about Guatemala coming in. |