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Mopan River

Mopan River proper noun: a river beginning in the Petén department of Guatemala and flowing into the Cayo district of Belize where it merges with the Macal River to form the Belize River.

mopan river: a river beginning in the Petén department of Guatemala and flowing into the Cayo district of Belize...
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Proper noun

the Mopan River

  1. A river beginning in the Petén department of Guatemala and flowing into the Cayo district of Belize where it merges with the Macal River to form the Belize River.
    Synonyms:
    Mopan

Synonyms of Mopan River

Origin of Mopan River

Calque of Spanish Río Mopán. Named after the Mayan Mopan people.

Questions about Mopan River

What does Mopan River mean?
Mopan River means a river beginning in the Petén department of Guatemala and flowing into the Cayo district of Belize where it merges with the Macal River to form the Belize River.
What part of speech is Mopan River?
Mopan River is a proper noun.

Words near Mopan River in the dictionary

  1. MOPAC
  2. mopaliid
  3. mopaliids
  4. Mopan
  5. Mopan Maya
  6. Mopan River
  7. mopane
  8. mopanes
  9. mopani
  10. mopanis
  11. Moparrabah

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