British Honduras
Britishnoun
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A former British colony named British Honduras, Belize’s government system is still tightly tethered to the country.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2023
The duke and duchess are due to spend their first three days in Belize, formerly British Honduras.
From Reuters • Mar. 19, 2022
The two hangmen are often called out to Jamaica, the Bahamas, Cyprus, British Honduras.
From The Guardian • Aug. 2, 2014
Bartlett scoured Formosa, Sumatra, Mexico, Guatemala, British Honduras and the Philippines for his botanical specimens, but to a large part of the university his chief claim to fame rested closer to home.
From Time Magazine Archive
The broad basin of the Caribbean Sea, bounded by Honduras, Guatemala and British Honduras, is known as the bay or gulf of Honduras.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
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