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Mosquito Coast

(Encyclopedia) Mosquito Coast or MosquitiaMosquitiaməskēˈtēə, mōskētēˈä [key], region, east coast of Nicaragua and Honduras. The name is derived from the Miskito, the indigenous inhabitants and…

Dampier, William

(Encyclopedia) Dampier, WilliamDampier, Williamdămˈpēr [key], 1651–1715, English explorer, buccaneer, hydrographer, and naturalist. He fought (1673) in the Dutch War, managed a plantation in Jamaica…

1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship

Held Nov. 10-27 in New Zealand for Under-17 national teams.First Round Round Robin; each team plays the other teams in its group once. Note that three points are awarded for a win and one…

Brewer's: Maroon

A runaway slave sent to the Calabouco, or place where such slaves were punished, as the Maroons of Brazil. Those of Jamaica are the offspring of runaways from the old Jamaica plantations…

2001 Soccer World Youth Championship First Round

Round robin; each team played the other three teams in its group once. Note that three points were awarded for a win and one point for a tie. (*) indicates team advanced to second round. Group A…

Belize

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Belize Belize bəlēzˈ [key], independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations (2020 est…