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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • The capital and largest city of Nicaragua, in the western part of the country on the southern shore of Lake Managua. The city, designated as the capital in the 1850s, has frequently been damaged by earthquakes.

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  • proper noun The capital and largest city of Nicaragua
  • proper noun A department of Nicaragua

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the capital and largest city of Nicaragua

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Examples

  • A general lack of infrastructure outside the Pacific/Managua regions, and a turbulent relationship between the indigenous and Caribbean peoples of the Atlantic coast and the central government in Managua is everpresent.

    Revolution? « Wanderings 2006

  • This text was translated by Stuart Phil Cournoyer in Managua, Nicaragua.

    Dialogue on Emerging Food Systems 2007

  • In the name of creative license, * Artist* Guillermo Habacuc Vargas from Costa Rica, paid five children a few dollars each to find a starving dog in Managua, bring it to a Gallery where he was showcasing his art, just to let the dog die.

    Archive 2007-10-01 2007

  • This text was translated by Stuart Phil Cournoyer in Managua, Nicaragua.

    Archive 2007-11-01 2007

  • I also have to find some time to make a trip to the Nica Immigration office in Managua and beg them to extend my visa, so I can stay for Semana Santa, and go to the Isla de Ometepe with Andrea.

    In like a lamb… « Wanderings 2006

  • Finally, after a long, crazy, but successful day of shopping for things I have no clue about in Managua, I strolled towards home, and took a moment to sit in the park and relax.

    It’s a small world afterall… « Wanderings 2006

  • Thomas Stargardter, photo editor for the national newspaper in Managua, Nicaragua asks, Your civil war project impressed me alot.

    Jeremy Lock interview 2006

  • Arriving in Managua after dark (yuck), we took a taxi directly to a cheap (bizzare) hotel.

    Ometepe « Wanderings 2006

  • Sam and I met up in Managua on Friday and caught an afternoon bus up into the mountains.

    Sea to Summit « Wanderings 2006

  • Ave Maria has a nationally recognized Language Institute (probably better even that anything you might find in Managua), and I went there this morning in search of advice.

    Optimism…a little bit goes a long way « Wanderings 2006

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