Miskito
noun
Mi·ski·to
mi-ˈskē-(ˌ)tō 
1
plural Miskito or Miskitos
: a member of an Indigenous people of the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua and Honduras
2
: the language of the Miskito people
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In distant villages inhabited by Indigenous people known as the Miskito, homes were leveled and growing fields were ravaged.
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Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
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Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
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“Miskito.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Miskito. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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