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
An urgent order flashed from Whitehall: proceed without delay to British Honduras.
From Time Magazine Archive
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There can be but little doubt that Popple derived his information from the English in British Honduras.
From History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII. by Means, Philip Ainsworth
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