Essequibo

[ es-i-kwee-boh ]

/ ˌɛs ɪˈkwi boʊ /

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noun

a river flowing from S Guyana N to the Atlantic. About 550 miles (885 km) long.

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How to use Essequibo in a sentence

In coming out of the woods, you see the western bank of the Essequibo before you, low and flat.
Wanderings in South America|Charles Waterton
In passing overland from the Essequibo to the Demerara we fell in with a herd of wild hogs.
Wanderings in South America|Charles Waterton
In coming out of the woods you see the western bank of the Essequibo before you, low and flat.
The World's Greatest Books, Volume 19|Various
This station is on a high hill where the Mazaruni and Essequibo Rivers join.
Up the Mazaruni for Diamonds|William La Varre

He who wishes to reach the Macoushi country had better send his canoe over- land from Sinkerman's to the Essequibo.
Wanderings in South America|Charles Waterton

British Dictionary definitions for Essequibo

Essequibo

/ (ˌɛsɪˈkwiːbəʊ) /

noun

a river in Guyana, rising near the Brazilian border and flowing north to the Atlantic: drains over half of Guyana. Length: 1014 km (630 miles)

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