Mosquito Coast

English

Etymology

Named for the Mosquito or Miskito people who inhabited the region.

Proper noun

the Mosquito Coast

  1. (historical) The area along the eastern coast of present-day Nicaragua and Honduras.
    Synonym: Mosquitia
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