Miskito
noun
a member of an Indigenous people of northeastern Nicaragua and adjacent areas of Honduras.
Miskitos
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pluralof Miskito.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The government has ignored calls from the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights to adopt measures to protect Miskitos.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 1, 2017
When the newcomers began to outnumber locals, the Miskitos, who had long tolerated the presence of mestizos on their territories, demanded they leave.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 1, 2017
Honduran Miskitos and other groups are demanding the government help them protect their territory in the swampy, heavily forested region.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 10, 2015
The F.D.N. guerrillas are largely grouped in the mountainous northwest corner of Nicaragua along the Honduran border; the fighting Miskitos in the rain forests of the northeast, and Pastora's group in the equally impassable southeast.
From Time Magazine Archive
"We want the Miskitos to organize and elect representatives who can tell us their thoughts," explains William Ramirez, the Sandinista commander of the Miskito region.
From Time Magazine Archive
