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Mosquito Coast

American  

noun

  1. a coastal region in Central America bordering on the Caribbean Sea, E of Honduras and Nicaragua.


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This affects the Miskito People or indigenous people of the Mosquito Coast in Nicaragua.

From Salon Sep. 19, 2021

In an interview with Esquire magazine earlier this year, the "Mosquito Coast" star opened up about the divorce and noted that he and Aniston speak regularly.

From Fox News Aug. 11, 2021

He is also known for his novels, most famously "The Mosquito Coast," which was adapted into a film starring Harrison Ford.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 28, 2016

Among Zaentz's other films were the 1978 animated version of The Lord of the Rings and 1986 Harrison Ford drama The Mosquito Coast.

From BBC Jan. 6, 2014

“But you went turtle-ing for years off the Mosquito Coast and your eyes are good.”

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

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