Essequibo

[es-i-kwee-boh]

noun

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

Essequibo

/ 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)

Example Sentences

The election came the day after Guyanese police said that a boat carrying election officials and ballot boxes was "shot at from the Venezuelan shore" - in the contested Essequibo region.

From BBC

Security forces in Guyana say a boat carrying election officials and ballot boxes was shot at "from the Venezuelan shore" in the contested Essequibo region.

From BBC

Venezuela has not commented on the incident, which comes amid a territorial dispute between the two nations over the oil-rich Essequibo region.

From BBC

Venezuelan voters were also asked to choose representatives for the Essequibo region, a territory long administered and controlled by neighbouring Guyana which Venezuela claims as its own.

From BBC

As Venezuela is not in control of the Essequibo, there were no polling stations in the territory nor did the people living there get a chance to vote.

From BBC