Honduras

[ hon-door-uhs, -dyoor-; Spanish awn-doo-rahs ]

/ hɒnˈdʊər əs, -ˈdyʊər-; Spanish ɔnˈdu rɑs /

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noun

a republic in northeastern Central America. 43,277 sq. mi. (112,087 sq km). Capital: Tegucigalpa.

Gulf of Hon·du·ras, an arm of the Caribbean Sea, bordered by Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Honduras

Hon·du·ran, Hon·du·ra·ne·an, Hon·du·ra·ni·an

[hon-duh-rey-nee-uhn], /ˌhɒn dəˈreɪ ni ən/, adjective, noun

Words nearby Honduras

honcho, Hond., honda, Hondo, Honduran, Honduras, hone, Honecker, honed, Honegger, hone in

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How to use Honduras in a sentence

Isa, 32, an asylum seeker from Honduras, first found refuge with her young son at a shelter housing roughly 1,300 people in Juárez, but food was scarce, she says, and overcrowding kept her on constant alert.
Pregnant Asylum-Seekers Needed Help at the Border. Inside the Program That Provided Care—and Community|Jasmine Aguilera|March 3, 2021|Time
The boy had told the family he wished to return to Honduras to see his grandparents.
An 11-year-old boy died in an unheated Texas mobile home. Authorities suspect hypothermia.|Andrea Salcedo|February 19, 2021|Washington Post
For now, the family is raising money to repatriate Cristian’s body to Honduras.
An 11-year-old boy died in an unheated Texas mobile home. Authorities suspect hypothermia.|Andrea Salcedo|February 19, 2021|Washington Post
The soldiers had orders to shoot at them if they resisted returning to Honduras, according to an observer from an international group.
This is how 300 LGBTQ people in the first Honduran migrant caravan of 2021 live|Dunia Orellana|February 3, 2021|Washington Blade

Most of the region is expecting upwards of six inches of rain, but Nicaragua and Honduras will receive the worst battering.
Hurricane season surges on as Eta slams Nicaragua and Honduras|Sara Chodosh|November 3, 2020|Popular-Science
Then he pointed his gun at Miss Honduras as she tried to flee.
The Shocking Death of Miss Honduras|Romina Ruiz-Goiriena|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In April, the 19-year-old brunette in an emerald gown was crowned Miss Honduras.
The Shocking Death of Miss Honduras|Romina Ruiz-Goiriena|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Human Rights Watch interviewed a mix of 35 migrants, some detained in the U.S., others recently deported to Honduras.
U.S. Extends Protection To Honduran Immigrants|Caitlin Dickson|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And I remember once there was a Nicaraguan Sandinista incursion in Honduras and the Nicaraguans denied it.
Whit Stillman on the 20th Anniversary of ‘Barcelona’, His New Amazon Series, and the Myth of the Ugly Expat|Michael Weiss|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the Spanish media was full of denials of this, and just attacking Honduras and the U.S. for it.
Whit Stillman on the 20th Anniversary of ‘Barcelona’, His New Amazon Series, and the Myth of the Ugly Expat|Michael Weiss|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He entered the shop and emerged, not with caporal and cigarette-papers, but with the twelve Honduras stamps.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
Some parts of the States, especially of Honduras, are well adapted for the production of the very finest leaf.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
The specimens from Honduras have a basal cusp on the hinder edge of the lower canine.
A Synopsis of the American Bats of the Genus Pipistrellus|Walter W. Dalquest
British Honduras is by no means so interesting; but its form of government should be noticed.
The Complete Club Book for Women|Caroline French Benton
It is of a beautiful colour, but does not retain it so long as the Spanish and Honduras woods.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Honduras

Honduras

/ (hɒnˈdjʊərəs) /

noun

a republic in Central America: an early centre of Mayan civilization; colonized by the Spanish from 1524 onwards; gained independence in 1821. Official language: Spanish; English is also widely spoken. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: lempira. Capital: Tegucigalpa. Pop: 8 448 465 (2013 est). Area: 112 088 sq km (43 277 sq miles)

Gulf of Honduras an inlet of the Caribbean, on the coasts of Honduras, Guatemala, and Belize

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Cultural definitions for Honduras

Honduras

Republic in Central America, bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Nicaragua to the east and south, El Salvador and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, and Guatemala to the west. Its capital and largest city is Tegucigalpa.