BRITISH HONDURAS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does British Honduras mean? 

• BRITISH HONDURAS (noun)
  The noun BRITISH HONDURAS has 1 sense:

1. a country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean; formerly under British control

  Familiarity information: BRITISH HONDURAS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BRITISH HONDURAS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean; formerly under British control

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Belize; British Honduras

Instance hypernyms:

Central American country; Central American nation (any one of the countries occupying Central America; these countries (except for Belize and Costa Rica) are characterized by low per capita income and unstable governments)

Holonyms ("British Honduras" is a part of...):

Central America (the isthmus joining North America and South America; extends from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia)