Honduras

//hɑnˈdʊɹ.əs// name

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  1. 1
    A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Honduras. Capital: Tegucigalpa.

    "In the Atlanta suburb of Lilburn, ICE agents arrested Walter Valladares, a 53-year-old undocumented immigrant from Honduras, according to family members who spoke with CNN."

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congressrepublic of honduras

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"Whoever looks at a map of Central America will see seven small nations. One of them is Belize, a former British colony — then called British Honduras — where today the English language is spoken."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish honduras (“depths”, referring to the deep waters off the northern coast). It may also come from the alleged Columbus quote, "Gracias a Dios que hemos salido de esas honduras" ("Thank god we have departed from those depths"), said during his fourth and final voyage in 1502.

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British Hondurascentral americarepublic of honduras

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