单词 | belizian |
释义 | Beliziann.adj. A. n. A native or inhabitant of Belize; = Belizean n. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of Central America > [noun] > Belize Belizian1835 Belizean1868 Belizan1964 1835 J. Barrett 28 Oct. in Brief Statement of Important Grants (Eastern Coast of Central Amer. Commercial & Agric. Company) (1839) 65 It would..be no more than justice, were the Company to require pecuniary satisfaction from Guatemala for the heavy damages inflicted by the Belizians under protection of the British Flag. 1850 F. Crowe Gospel in Central Amer. i. xi. 208 The humane attentions and hospitality of the Belizians to their suffering fellow-countrymen are justly entitled to a meed of praise. 1921 G. G. Findlay & W. W. Holdsworth Hist. Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Soc. II. xiii. 442 Many old Belizians were amongst the crowd which listened through open doors and windows. 1971 Jamaican Weekly Gleaner 17 Nov. 12/5 Jamaican manufacturers were eager to work with Belizians in any kind of industrial venture. 2005 T. Olton Always Another Horizon xxix. 265 Nazi, a native Belizian, ran a small boatyard at one end of the marina. B. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Belize or Belizeans; = Belizean adj. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of Central America > [adjective] > Belize Belizian1897 Belizan1931 Belizean1985 1897 A. Morlan Hoosier in Honduras i. 26 He kindly allowed me to copy a few of the most touching, which are here given. Not, however, as a fair example of Belizian literature, but rather as a tropical curiosity. 1981 Jet 22 Oct. 45/1 (caption) A Belizian man and woman dance together during a street dance celebrating the Central American country's independence from Great Britain. 2008 H. Barber Secrets of Swiss Banking viii. 180 The Belizian Supreme Court staunchly defends the nation's laws and protects depositors against outside attacks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1835 |
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