Belizanadj.n.
/bᵻˈliːzn/, /bɛˈliːzn/, U.S. /bəˈlizn/ A. adj.
= Belizean adj.
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of Central America > [adjective] > Belize
Belizian1897
Belizan1931
Belizean1985
1931 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 24 Oct. 25/2 Jim, a young Belizan negro, and a British subject, is part of the great tide of dislocated black folk which eddies about the Caribbean.
1975 Current Anthropol. 16 99/2 Reanalysis of Firschein's (1961) original data for Belizan Black Caribs in terms of ABO phenotypes and net reproductive performance would be enlightening.
2007 M. H. Zanger in A. F. Smith Oxf. Compan. Amer. Food & Drink 94/2 Substantial immigrant communities of Jamaicans,..Honduran and Belizan Garifuna, and others joined the Cubans and Puerto Ricans in American port cities.
B. n.
= Belizean n. rare.
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of Central America > [noun] > Belize
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Belizean1868
Belizan1964
1964 Economist 12 Sept. 1014/1 The last thing most Belizans want is to become Guatemalans.
1979 Americas 36 134 Belizans clearly are not in agreement about their cultural identity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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