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Complete Definition of "Miskito"

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English

Etymology
English began using this term in 1789. The name probably came into English through Spanish.

Proper noun
Miskito (plural: Miskitos or Miskito)

  1. A member of the Amerindian people who dwell/dwelt on the Atlantic coastline of Nicaragua and Honduras.
  2. The w:Miskito language|Miskito language.

References
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: Tenth Edition (1997)

External links
ethnologue|code=miq

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Category:Borrowed words

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