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Belize
buh-LEEZ
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An English-speaking country on the Caribbean coast of Central America, formerly called British Honduras.
"They spent their honeymoon diving off the coast of Belize."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small English-speaking country in Central America, on the Caribbean Sea.
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Etymology
The origin is debated: one theory links it to a Scottish pirate named Peter Wallace, whose name may have been altered through Spanish pronunciation; another traces it to a Maya word, balix or belix, meaning "muddy waters," referring to the Belize River.