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

“I was warned, ‘Belmopan is for the newlyweds or the nearly deads,’” said Raquel Rodriguez, 45, owner of an art school, about the reactions when she moved to Belmopan from coastal, bustling Belize City.

From New York Times

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

From BBC

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

From Seattle Times

"It is a scary experience," said single mother Angelica Escalante, who works as a translator in the town of Sand Hill, just outside Belize City and expressed concern about her neighbors' homes.

From Reuters