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Honduras
[ hon-door-uhs, -dyoor-; Spanish awn-doo-rahs ]
noun
- a republic in northeastern Central America. 43,277 sq. mi. (112,087 sq km). : Tegucigalpa.
- Gulf of Hon·du·ras, an arm of the Caribbean Sea, bordered by Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras.
Honduras
/ ɒˈʊəə /
noun
- a republic in Central America: an early centre of Mayan civilization; colonized by the Spanish from 1524 onwards; gained independence in 1821. Official language: Spanish; English is also widely spoken. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: lempira. Capital: Tegucigalpa. Pop: 8 448 465 (2013 est). Area: 112 088 sq km (43 277 sq miles)
- Gulf of Hondurasan inlet of the Caribbean, on the coasts of Honduras, Guatemala, and Belize
Honduras
- Republic in Central America , bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Nicaragua to the east and south, El Salvador and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, and Guatemala to the west. Its capital and largest city is Tegucigalpa.
Other 51Թ Forms
- Dz·· Dz···Ա· Dz···Ծ· [hon-d, uh, -, rey, -nee-, uh, n], adjective noun
Example Sentences
Three young children who are US citizens - including one with cancer - were deported to Honduras alongside their mothers last week, according to advocacy groups and the families' lawyers.
A federal judge says that a two-year-old US citizen may have been deported to Honduras with her mother and 11-year-old sister without due process amid the Trump administration's drive to ramp up deportations.
At the time, then-President Trump had pledged to cut federal aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras as punishment for not slowing migration.
They had earlier been transferred from the US state of Texas to Honduras, in Central America, from where they were flown by Venezuelan flag carrier Conviasa to Maiquetía, north of Caracas.
At least 12 people have been killed after a plane crashed off the Caribbean coast of Honduras on Monday evening, officials said.
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