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

In February of last year, 222 detainees were flown from Managua to the United States.

From BBC

The house was in Managua, where two of her three children live.

From Los Angeles Times

The Organization of American States on Saturday also compared Friday’s break-in to a 2022 incident when Nicaraguan authorities “illegitimately occupied” their own offices in Managua.

From Seattle Times

In African capitals, migrants typically buy multileg tickets from travel agents connecting through Istanbul or Madrid, followed by stops in Bogota, Columbia, or San Salvador, El Salvador, before ultimately arriving in Managua, Nicaragua.

From Seattle Times

Citizens of African nations made circuitous series of connecting flights through Africa, Europe and Latin America to arrive in Managua to start travelling overland toward the United States, avoiding the Darien.

From Seattle Times