Nicaraguan
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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The US State Department announced Monday that it will restrict visa access for over 100 Nicaraguan officials and their family members following the death of a detained Indigenous leader.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Bianca Jagger, a Nicaraguan human rights activist and former wife of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, told the BBC World Service's Newshour programme that she held the Ortega regime responsible for Rivera's death.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Belli, who lives in Spain after the government stripped her of her Nicaraguan nationality in 2023, explores the theme of betrayal in her novel "A Silence Full of Whispers."
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Nicaraguan opposition figures, many now exiled, remember Dogu as an accessible diplomat.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
It has been lucrative work, augmented by a group that for years has been in constant need of his services: U.S.-funded Nicaraguan contras across the border.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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