Fonseca

[fon-sey-kuh; Spanish fawn-se-kah]

noun

Gulf of, a bay of the Pacific Ocean in W Central America, bordered by El Salvador on the W, Honduras on the NE, and Nicaragua on the S. About 700 sq. mi. (1800 sq. km).

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Examples from the Web for fonseca

Contemporary Examples of fonseca

Of four feet that have been identified so far, none are thought to have involved any sort of foul play, Fonseca said.
Canada’s Severed-Feet Mystery
Winston Ross
September 4, 2011

Historical Examples of fonseca

Curtain rises on second act, showing the Hotel Fonseca, at Paris.
Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 8, May 21, 1870
Various
The quick step of Fonseca interrupted the courtier's reverie.
Calderon The Courtier
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
The next day, at noon, Calderon visited Fonseca in his place of confinement.
Calderon The Courtier
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
She has fled to the convent to be true to Fonseca; she must fly from the convent to bless the prince.
Calderon The Courtier
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
“Certainly, señor; there will be no difficulty about that,” assented Fonseca.
A Middy in Command
Harry Collingwood

British Dictionary definitions for fonseca

Fonseca

noun

Gulf of Fonseca an inlet of the Pacific Ocean in W Central America

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