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Managua

Managua

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The capital and largest city of Nicaragua
  • proper noun
  • /məˈnɑːɡwə/
: Managua
  • Learning Semester included volunteer work in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua, where our group was based.
  • Managua, Nicaragua
  • mayor of Managua
  • city of Managua

You'd know them when the Contra war got really hot that last year I moved to Managua.

Examples

  • I recently read a travel guide about Managua, the capital city located by Lake Managua.

  • I'm going to Managua.

    Sorcerer (1977)

  • I was in Managua for three days, you know this-

    Kill the Messenger (2014)

  • There was no need to stay in Managua after that.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • I know you were in Managua.

    Kill the Messenger (2014)

  • You ever think of going to Managua?

    Sorcerer (1977)

  • Last year we worked in near Okatal, so Managua is the capital city where we'll fly into.

  • But here in Managua, I cannot coordinate with Mayor Aleman.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The data on Nicaragua come from a January 1991 survey of 480 informal sector workers in Managua.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The survey targeted 1,300 people from the major Nicaraguan cities of Managua, Masaya, and Grenada.

    Academic text (1992)

Surface Forms

Managua main

Etymology

The word Managua comes from a local indigenous language and means 'near the water'. The city stands on the shore of Lake Managua, so the name reminds you it grew by the lake.