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The article for

Nicaragua

(das) Nicaragua

Nicaragua is a proper noun and usually takes no article. When one is needed it is das.

Learn the noun together with its article: See the article rules.

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Meaning

[1] Land in Central America

[1] Land in Zentralamerika

Examples

[1] Managua is the capital of Nicaraguia

[1] Managua ist die Hauptstadt von Nicaragua.

[1] There have been considerations recently to build a channel through Nicaragua

[1] Es gibt in letzter Zeit wieder Überlegungen, einen Kanal durch Nicaragua zu bauen.

[1] Nicaragua is also called the 'land of the thousand volcano'

[1] Man nennt Nicaragua auch das ‚Land der tausend Vulkane.‘
Grammar note

The article is needed if "Nicaragua" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. normally, no article is used.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ (das) Nicaragua
Genitiv (des Nicaragua) (des Nicaraguas) Nicaraguas
Dativ (dem) Nicaragua
Akkusativ (das) Nicaragua

Pronunciation

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