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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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
The Miskitos believe this is partly why the government has allowed the violence on the Caribbean coast to continue unabated.
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 commission recommended that the Sandinistas hold a conference of reconciliation with the Miskitos to improve the situation.
From Time Magazine Archive
Equally new are the residents, some 8,500 Miskitos who were forcibly moved to the settlement two years ago from 42 villages near the Honduran border.
From Time Magazine Archive
