Managua

[ muh-nah-gwuh; Spanish mah-nah-gwah ]

noun

1. Lake, a lake in W Nicaragua. 390 sq. mi. (1,010 sq. km).
2. a city in and the capital of Nicaragua, in the W part, on Lake Managua.

Managua

/ məˈnæɡwə; maˈnaɣwa /

noun

1. the capital of Nicaragua, on the S shore of Lake Managua: chosen as capital in 1857. Pop: 1 159 000 (2005 est)
2. Lake Managua
   a lake in W Nicaragua: drains into Lake Nicaragua by the Tipitapa River. Length: 61 km (38 miles). Width: about 26 km (16 miles)

Example Sentences

The Diamond Club in Managua prides itself on being the classiest strip club in all of central America.

From The Daily Beast

Nicaragua: Over the past 10 years, nightclubs have been springing up all over Nicaragua's capital city of Managua.

From The Daily Beast

Several rudely carved, well-worn images stood also at the street-corners of Managua in 1838.

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Managua is a modern city, with many flourishing industries and a rapidly growing population.

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General Martinez, commanding at Managua, was also implicated in the treason, but received warning in time to fly the country.

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Mr. Baker, the present minister at Managua, has been directed to present his letters of recall.

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The district of Managua was almost like a continuous town, so closely were the native houses placed together for nearly ten miles.

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