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My father's a clergyman, and he was in the mission field for a certain amount of time in British Honduras, which is now Belize.
John Hurt

Meaning of "British Honduras" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BRITISH HONDURAS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRITISH HONDURAS

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British Honduras is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BRITISH HONDURAS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

British Honduras

British Honduras

British Honduras was the name of a territory on the east coast of Central America, south of Mexico, after it became a British crown colony in 1862. In 1964 it became a self-governing colony, and in 1981 it gained full independence and was renamed Belize. British Honduras was the last continental possession of the United Kingdom in the Americas.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRITISH HONDURAS

British Cameroons
British Civil Airworthiness Requirements
British Columbia
British Columbian
British Commonwealth of Nations
British Council
British disease
British East Africa
British Empire
British Guiana
British India
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Isles
British Israelite
British Legion
British Library
British Lions
British List
British longhair
British lop

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRITISH HONDURAS

Algeciras
Aras
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Banaras
Barras
Carreras
Duras
Esdras
extras
foie gras
Gulf of Honduras
Hatteras
Honduras
madras
Mardi Gras
Patras
Protagoras
Pythagoras
sassafras
teras

Synonyms and antonyms of British Honduras in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «British Honduras» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRITISH HONDURAS

Find out the translation of British Honduras to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of British Honduras from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «British Honduras» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

英属洪都拉斯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Honduras Británica
570 millions of speakers

English

British Honduras
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ब्रिटिश होन्डुरस
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

هندوراس البريطانية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Британский Гондурас
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Honduras britânicas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্রিটিশ হন্ডুরাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Honduras britannique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

British Honduras
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

britisch-Honduras
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

イギリス領ホンジュラス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

영국 온두라스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Inggris Honduras
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Honduras Anh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரிட்டிஷ் ஹோண்டுராஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्रिटिश होंडुरास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

İngiliz Honduras
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Honduras britannico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Honduras Brytyjski
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

британський Гондурас
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Hondurasul Britanic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Βρετανική Ονδούρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Britse Honduras
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Brittiska Honduras
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

British Honduras
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of British Honduras

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRITISH HONDURAS»

The term «British Honduras» is regularly used and occupies the 80.088 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BRITISH HONDURAS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about British Honduras

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QUOTES WITH «BRITISH HONDURAS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word British Honduras.
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John Hurt
My father's a clergyman, and he was in the mission field for a certain amount of time in British Honduras, which is now Belize.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRITISH HONDURAS»

Discover the use of British Honduras in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to British Honduras and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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British Honduras
Introduces the land, history, government, economy, culture, and people of the second smallest Latin American country.
Allan Carpenter, Tom Balow, 1971
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Confederate Settlements in British Honduras
This work is an in-depth look at the settlements established by former Confederates--what lured the Confederates there, what the trip from New Orleans was like, what life was like for immigrants in Belize City, the settlements at Toledo, ...
Donald C. Simmons, Jr., 2001
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British Honduras: An Historical and Descriptive Account of ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Archibald Robertson Gibbs, 2011
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Confederate settlements in British Honduras
"This work is an in-depth look at the settlements establishd by former Confederates--what lured the Confederates there, what the trip from New Orleans and other southern ports was like, what life was like for immigrants in Belize City, the ...
Donald C. Simmons (Jr.), 2001
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British Honduras: a historical and contemporary survey
The author discusses the social, economic, and political problems of British Honduras as they are affected by the variety of racial, religious, and linguistic components in its small population.
David Alan Gilmour Waddell, 1981
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Formerly British Honduras: a profile of the new nation of Belize
William Setzekorn weaves the folklore, facts, history, culture, economics and geography of Belize into an exciting mini-encyclopedia.
William David Setzekorn, 1981
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Birds of Turneffe & Northern Two Cays, British Honduras: ...
Number 260 of September 17, 1954 The Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Philadelphia BIRDS OF TTJENEFFE AND NORTHERN TWO CAYS, BRITISH HONDURAS By James Bond, Associate Curator of Birds, The Academy of Natural ...
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Skeletal material from San Jose? ruin, British Honduras
SKELETAL MATERIAL FROM SAN JOSE RUIN BRITISH HONDURAS INTRODUCTION The total amount of skeletal material recovered from Maya sites in British Honduras is small in relation to the archaeological output as a whole, and owing ...
W.D. Hambly
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They Sought a Country: Mennonite Colonization in Mexico. ...
In response to unacceptable legislation and cultural incursions of the secular world, but always prompted also by land hunger, the Mennonite groups now in British Honduras have (with the exception of a small group of the Amish and Old  ...
Harry Leonard Sawatzky, 1971
10
Belize: Selected Proceedings from the Second ...
R20: 1043-1071. — . Census of British Honduras, 1861. — . Belize or British Honduras, Manuscript by Charles Leas. Microfilm T-334 (Despatches from U.S. Consuls in Belize, 1847-1906), roll 2 (May 13, 1863- Dec. 31, 1863). Belize Advertiser ...
Michael D. Phillips, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRITISH HONDURAS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term British Honduras is used in the context of the following news items.
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Realtor profile: Chris Haynes
My mother was born in British Honduras, which is now Belize, because my grandparents were missionaries there. My father was born and ... «Santa Fe New Mexican, Jul 15»
2
When a Va. county closed its schools rather than admit black students
... North Vietnam, Sarawak, Singapore, British Honduras — and Prince Edward County, Virginia,” said Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
3
From unlikely love story to homemade goodness
One of the most attractive things about Belize for travelers who don't speak much Spanish is that it was formerly British Honduras and English is ... «Stephenville Empire-Tribune, Jul 15»
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REVIEW: 'Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County …
... free public education are Communist China, North Vietnam, Sarawak, Singapore, British Honduras — and Prince Edward County, Va.” Many ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jun 15»
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Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County by Kristen …
... free public education are Communist China, North Vietnam, Sarawak, Singapore, British Honduras—and Prince Edward County, Virginia.”). «Entertainment Weekly, Jun 15»
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Belize Sotheby's International Realty Celebrates Two Recent Event …
The official name of the territory was changed from British Honduras to Belize in June 1973, and full independence was granted on September ... «Benzinga, Jun 15»
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'Something Must Be Done about Prince Edward County' tells a …
British Honduras? Takes your breath away. Virginia, on the other hand – as in Virginia, a commonwealth on the Eastern Seaboard of the United ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jun 15»
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An unlikely hero for Belize
An outlier in Central America, the country formerly known as British Honduras has stepped up their game since putting their toes in the water of ... «FIFA.com, May 15»
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The Lonely Fight Against Belize's Antigay Laws
Formerly British Honduras, Belize gained independence in 1981, inheriting most of its governing documents from its former master. Section 53 ... «New York Times, May 15»
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Investing in the 'stamps that changed the world'
And even if you do know your British Honduras 1865 from your 1872, there are better places to put your money. That said, if you are lucky ... «MoneyWeek, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. British Honduras [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/british-honduras>. Apr 2024 ».
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