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Managua

American  
[muh-nah-gwuh, mah-nah-gwah] / məˈnɑ gwə, mɑˈnɑ gwɑ /

noun

  1. Lake, a lake in W Nicaragua. 390 sq. mi. (1,010 sq. km).

  2. a city in and the capital of Nicaragua, in the W part, on Lake Managua.


Managua British  
/ məˈnæɡwə, maˈnaɣwa /

noun

  1. the capital of Nicaragua, on the S shore of Lake Managua: chosen as capital in 1857. Pop: 1 159 000 (2005 est)

  2. a lake in W Nicaragua: drains into Lake Nicaragua by the Tipitapa River. Length: 61 km (38 miles). Width: about 26 km (16 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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Little was heard of his condition until Wednesday, when the government acknowledged he had been in hospital in the capital, Managua, since early March.

From BBC May 31, 2026

When US officials forced him to board a plane carrying more than 150 deportees heading to Managua, Nicaragua, he remembers being the only non–Latin American on the plane.

From BBC Nov. 21, 2025

Honduras, chasing a fourth World Cup appearance and their first since 2014, were stunned 2-0 by Nicaragua in Managua to stand tied atop group C with Haiti, who beat Costa Rica 1-0.

From Barron's Nov. 14, 2025

Soza, 66, was born in Matagalpa, where she lived until she had children and moved the family to Managua.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 2024

GRANADA, the capital of the department of Granada, Nicaragua; 32 m. by rail S.E. of Managua, the capital of the republic.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various

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