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    What country's name is derived from a Mayan word that means 'muddy waters'?

    Question #1816. Asked by abba. (Apr 21 00 11:34 AM)


    Roxanne33

    		Belize

    Apr 26 00, 5:47 PM
    zbeckabee

    		The origin of the name Belize is unclear, but one idea is that it derives from the Spanish pronunciation of the surname of the pirate who created the first settlement in Belize in 1638, Peter Wallace. Another possibility is that the name is from the Maya word belix, meaning "muddy water", applied to the Belize River.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize

    Jan 30 08, 1:53 PM

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