Belize City

British  

noun

1. a port and the largest city in Belize, on the Caribbean coast: capital until 1973, when that function was transferred inland to Belmopan owing to hurricane risk. Pop: 53 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

On the 15th night of Ramadan in a suburb of Belize City, Majid Khan and his family of four sat down for a traditional iftar meal to break the daylight hours fast.

From New York Times • May 9, 2024

Her sentencing hearing has been set for 31 May in Belize City.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2023

Belize’s National Emergency Management Organization said the storm came ashore between the beach town of Dangriga and Belize City.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2022

Cousin Bobbi, my family's matriarch, recalled buying meat and fish at the only market on the river in Belize City approximately half a century ago.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2022

The next week we all flew to Belize City for Grandma Caye’s funeral.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles