Belize

Be lize |bəˈlēz bəˈliz | a country in northeastern Central America, on the coast of the Caribbean Sea; pop. 307,900 (est. 2009 ); capital, Belmopan; languages, English (official ), Creole, Spanish. Former name (until 1973 ) British Honduras. Proclaimed as a British Crown Colony in 1862, Belize became independent within the Commonwealth of Nations in 1981. Guatemala, on the west and south, has always claimed the territory on the basis of old Spanish treaties, although in 1992 it agreed to recognize the existence of Belize. DERIVATIVES Be li zi an |-zēən |adjective & noun ORIGIN named after a river with a Mayan name meaning ‘muddy water. ’

Belize City

Be lize Cit y the principal seaport and former capital (until 1970 ) of Belize; pop. 65,200 (est. 2008 ).

Belize

Belize |bɛˈliːz | a country on the Caribbean coast of Central America; pop. 307,900 (est. 2009 ); languages, English (official ), Creole, Spanish; capital, Belmopan. Former name (until 1973 ) British Honduras. Proclaimed as a British Crown Colony in 1862, Belize became an independent Commonwealth state in 1981. Guatemala, which bounds it on the west and south, has always claimed the territory on the basis of old Spanish treaties, although in 1992 it agreed to recognize the existence of Belize. DERIVATIVES Belizean (also Belizian ) adjective & noun ORIGIN named after a river with a Mayan name meaning ‘muddy water ’.

Belize City

Be ¦lize City the principal seaport and former capital (until 1970 ) of Belize; pop. 65,200 (est. 2008 ).

Belize

Be lize Substantiv, Neutrum |beˈliːs |Belizes Staat in Mittelamerika

Belizer

Be li zer Substantiv, maskulin , der |Bel i zer …zɐ |

Belizerin

Be li ze rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Bel i zerin …zərɪn |

Belize

Be lize /bɪlíːz /名詞 ベリーズ 〘中央アメリカGuatemalaの東隣の国; 1981年英領から独立; 首都Belmopan 〙.