Nicaraguan

/ (ˌnɪkəˈræɡjʊən, -ɡwən) /

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adjective

of or relating to Nicaragua or its inhabitants

noun

a native or inhabitant of Nicaragua

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Words nearby Nicaraguan

nicad, Nicaea, Nicaean, NICAM, Nicaragua, Nicaraguan, niccolite, nice, Nice guys finish last, nice-looking, Nicene

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How to use Nicaraguan in a sentence

And I remember once there was a Nicaraguan Sandinista incursion in Honduras and the Nicaraguans denied it.
Whit Stillman on the 20th Anniversary of ‘Barcelona’, His New Amazon Series, and the Myth of the Ugly Expat|Michael Weiss|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is facing a hell all his own.
Nicaragua’s President Accused of Sex Abuse by His Stepdaughter|Mac Margolis|May 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Forde married and divorced five husbands—including a Nicaraguan taxi driver she married to, ironically, fix his papers.
Shawna Forde Sentenced to Death|Terry Greene Sterling|February 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
She married and divorced five husbands—including a Nicaraguan taxi driver she married to, ironically, to fix his papers.
Shawna Forde Sentenced to Death|Terry Greene Sterling|February 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST

He was also buddies with Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza.
My Charlie Wilson War|Fatima Bhutto|January 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST
We do not condemn Nicaragua because we think Britain ought to be more Nicaraguan.
The Napoleon of Notting Hill|Gilbert K. Chesterton
Soon after the vessel was boarded by General Reyes, of the Nicaraguan government, and six of his followers.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 29, May 27, 1897|Various
So is the doctrine that both the Nicaraguan and Mexican invasions were maritime.
Opuscula|Robert Gordon Latham
A Nicaraguan officer and several men had already been taken prisoners and sent down to the landing-place.
The Three Lieutenants|W.H.G. Kingston
The Nicaraguan then seeing several of his enemies approaching, cried out for “quarter,” and presented the hilt of his sword.
The Three Lieutenants|W.H.G. Kingston