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Essequibo

American  
[es-i-kwee-boh] / ˌɛs ɪˈkwi boʊ /

noun

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


Essequibo British  
/ ˌɛsɪˈkwiːbəʊ /

noun

  1. 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)

"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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The Essequibo region comprises more than two-thirds of Guyana.

From Barron's May 9, 2026

The Essequibo region comprises more than two thirds of Guyana, which currently administers it.

From Barron's May 6, 2026

The tougher challenge may be ensuring that the country's new-found wealth doesn't just deepen existing inequality, and environmental vulnerability, but benefits all of the country's people, even in the remotest corners of Essequibo.

From BBC Apr. 9, 2024

But for more than 60 years Venezuela has accused the commission of cheating it out of the Essequibo region.

From Seattle Times Feb. 11, 2024

The soil has three-fourths of sand in it, till you come p. 59within half an hour’s walk of the Essequibo, where you find a red gravel and rocks. 

From Wanderings in South America by Waterton, Charles

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