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British Honduras

British  

noun

  1. the former name of Belize

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

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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