NICARAGUAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Nicaraguan mean? 

• NICARAGUAN (noun)
  The noun NICARAGUAN has 1 sense:

1. a native or inhabitant of Nicaragua

  Familiarity information: NICARAGUAN used as a noun is very rare.

• NICARAGUAN (adjective)
  The adjective NICARAGUAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to Nicaragua or is people

  Familiarity information: NICARAGUAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NICARAGUAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Nicaragua

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Nicaraguan" is a kind of...):

Central American (a native or inhabitant of Central America)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Nicaraguan"):

Contra (a member of the guerrilla force that opposed a left-wing government in Nicaragua)

Holonyms ("Nicaraguan" is a member of...):

Nicaragua; Republic of Nicaragua (a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821)

• NICARAGUAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to Nicaragua or is people

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

Nicaraguan earthquakes

Pertainym:

Nicaragua (a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821)

Derivation:

Nicaragua (a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821)

 Context examples 

A study of influenza virus transmission in Nicaraguan households reveals new insights into the type of immune responses that may be protective against influenza virus infection, report investigators.

(New study reveals a novel indicator of influenza immunity, National Institutes of Health)