British Honduras
Speech parts
1. British Honduras - Noun
2. British Honduras - Proper noun
Meaning
a country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean; formerly under British control
Source: WordNetSynonyms
Examples
About the size of Massachusetts, it was formerly known as British Honduras, gained its independence from England in 1981 and is primarily an English-speaking country.
Although he was born in Honduras, his visionary Belizean father by birth decided it would be best to register his son in British Honduras.
Early in the twentieth century, especially during and after World War I (1914-1918), a great deal more movement from British Honduras to America took place, especially through the New Orleans port of entry.
British Honduras became a self-governing British colony in 1964.
Guatemala, independent from Spain as of 1821, claims that under a 1859 treaty with Great Britain, it agreed to recognize what was then British Honduras so long as Great Britain built a road from Guatemala to Punta Gorda.
How about British Honduras?"