Managua
Americannoun
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Lake, a lake in W Nicaragua. 390 sq. mi. (1,010 sq. km).
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a city in and the capital of Nicaragua, in the W part, on Lake Managua.
noun
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the capital of Nicaragua, on the S shore of Lake Managua: chosen as capital in 1857. Pop: 1 159 000 (2005 est)
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a lake in W Nicaragua: drains into Lake Nicaragua by the Tipitapa River. Length: 61 km (38 miles). Width: about 26 km (16 miles)
Example Sentences
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Retirement in Moscow, Ankara or Managua may gain appeal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 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
The house was in Managua, where two of her three children live.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
Of the two great lakes, the lesser, Managua, is one hundred and fifty-six feet, and the larger, Nicaragua, one hundred and twenty-eight feet above the Pacific ocean.
From The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 by Various
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