Lenca
Americannoun
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a member of an Indigenous people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
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the language of the Lenca.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Lenca
First recorded in 1850–55; from Lenca, a self-designation
Example Sentences
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The dam would have flooded large areas of land and cut off the supply of water, food and medicine for hundreds of the indigenous Lenca people in western Honduras.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2022
Lenca activists said the project would cause major disruptions to their water and food supply and that the builders didn't consult the area's indigenous groups.
From Reuters • Jul. 5, 2021
“What we are up against is a declared war on the Lenca people,” said Copinh leader Tomas Gomez, who was named as a co-defendant along with Caceres in the court documents.
From Time • May 3, 2016
"What we are up against is a declared war on the Lenca people," said Copinh leader Tomas Gomez, who was named as a co-defendant along with Caceres in the court documents.
From US News • May 3, 2016
The race that inhabited this region were the Lenca Indians, often mentioned in the accounts given by the missionaries of their early expeditions into Honduras.
From The Naturalist in Nicaragua by Belt, Thomas
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