Nicaraguann.adj.
/ˌnɪkəˈraɡjʊən/, U.S. /ˌnɪkəˈrɑɡw(ə)n/ A. n.
A native or inhabitant of Nicaragua.
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Nicaraguan1613
1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage ix. xv. 748 The Spaniard robbed the Nicaraguans of their corne.
1841 J. L. Stephens Incidents Trav. Central Amer. I. xix. 423 The Nicaraguans returned to Leon in triumph.
1868 F. Boyle Ride across Continent I. p. xxi The universal legend of the surrounding peoples—Indians, Caribs, Nicaraguans, and Costa Ricans,—declares the Guatuso race to be distinguished by fair hair and blue eyes.
1934 A. Huxley Beyond Mexique Bay 27 They are true-born Panamanians, Nicaraguans, Hondureans, or whatever it may be.
1946 E. A. Peers Fool of Love vii. 121 The Nicaraguan, Rubén Dario, took up the picturesque phrase.
1991 New Age Jrnl. Apr. 48/1 The United States-sponsored Contras..were responsible for killing thousands of Nicaraguans.
B. adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of Nicaragua or its inhabitants.
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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > Central and South America > [adjective] > Central America > specific countries > Nicaragua
Nicaraguan1847
1847 R. G. Dunlop Trav. Central Amer. iii. 105 The Caroline, a schooner chartered by the Nicaraguan government.
1852 E. G. Squier Nicaragua I. ii. ii. 77 The average rate of duty exacted under the Nicaraguan tariff, is about 21 per cent. ad valorem.
1884 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 478/2 The Nicaraguan fauna differs in few respects from that of the other Central-American states.
1923 Ld. Charnwood Theodore Roosevelt vii. 151 The Nicaraguan route would be cheaper for a canal.
1994 Hispanic July 44/3 Named after Los Rancheros of pre-revolutionary Managua, this bayside eatery specializes in the owners' native Nicaraguan cuisine.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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