Managua

[ muh-nah-gwuh; Spanish mah-nah-gwah ]
/ məˈnɑ gwə; Spanish mɑˈnɑ gwɑ /

noun

Lake, a lake in W Nicaragua. 390 sq. mi. (1010 sq. km).
a city in and the capital of Nicaragua, in the W part, on Lake Managua.

Definition for managua (2 of 2)

Nicaragua
[ nik-uh-rah-gwuh ]
/ ˌnɪk əˈrɑ gwə /

noun

a republic in Central America. 57,143 sq. mi. (148,000 sq. km). Capital: Managua.
Lake. Spanish Lago de Nicaragua. a lake in SW Nicaragua. 92 miles (148 km) long; 34 miles (55 km) wide; 3060 sq. mi. (7925 sq. km).

OTHER WORDS FROM Nicaragua

Nic·a·ra·guan, noun, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for managua (1 of 2)

Managua
/ (məˈnæɡwə, Spanish maˈnaɣwa) /

noun

the capital of Nicaragua, on the S shore of Lake Managua: chosen as capital in 1857. Pop: 1 159 000 (2005 est)
Lake Managua a lake in W Nicaragua: drains into Lake Nicaragua by the Tipitapa River. Length: 61 km (38 miles). Width: about 26 km (16 miles)

British Dictionary definitions for managua (2 of 2)

Nicaragua
/ (ˌnɪkəˈræɡjʊə, -ɡwə, Spanish nikaˈraɣwa) /

noun

a republic in Central America, on the Caribbean and the Pacific: colonized by the Spanish from the 1520s; gained independence in 1821 and was annexed by Mexico, becoming a republic in 1838. Official language: Spanish. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: córdoba. Capital: Managua. Pop: 5 788 531 (2013 est). Area: 131 812 sq km (50 893 sq miles)
Lake Nicaragua a lake in SW Nicaragua, separated from the Pacific by an isthmus 19 km (12 miles) wide: the largest lake in Central America. Area: 8264 sq km (3191 sq miles)

Cultural definitions for managua

Nicaragua
[ (nik-uh-rah-gwuh) ]

Republic in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the northwest and north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. Its capital and largest city is Managua.

notes for Nicaragua

General Anastasio Somoza established a military dictatorship in 1933. He was assassinated in 1956, but his sons continued the Somoza regime until 1979.

notes for Nicaragua

After fifty years of guerrilla warfare, the Marxist Sandinistas launched a civil war and assumed power in 1979.

notes for Nicaragua

During the 1980s, the United States backed anti-Sandinista guerrillas called Contras ( see Iran-Contra Affair). In 1990, the Sandinistas were defeated in free elections. In 1995, and again in 2001, opponents of the Sandinistas won elections to the nation's presidency.