- A country of Central America on the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. Its Caribbean coastline was discovered by Columbus in 1502, and the first settlements were made by the Spanish in 1524. Nicaragua was ruled as part of Guatemala until it declared its independence from Spain in 1821. Since its designation as a republic in 1838, Nicaragua has had a turbulent history, with frequent intervention by foreign powers. Managua is the capital and the largest city. Population, 2,823,979.尼加拉瓜：中美洲国家，临加勒比海和太平洋。它的加勒比海海岸线被哥伦布在1502年发现，西班牙人1524年成为这里的第一批居民。尼加拉瓜作为危地马拉的一部分被统治直到1821年它宣告脱离西班牙统治而独立。自从它1838年成立共和国以来，尼加拉瓜的历史极不稳定，经常遭到外来势力的干涉。马那瓜是首都和最大的城市。人口2,823,979
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- The largest lake of Central America, in southwest Nicaragua. The freshwater lake contains fish, such as tuna and sharks, usually found only in salt water because it was part of the Caribbean Sea until landmasses rose around it in prehistoric times.尼加拉瓜湖：中美洲的最大湖，位于尼加拉瓜的西南部。这个淡水湖中有一些通常只能在咸水中发现的鱼类，如金枪鱼和鲨鱼。这因为它过去一直是加勒比海的一部分，直到史前时期周围地壳上升才成为内陆湖