Belmopan

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US/ˌbɛlmoʊˈpɑːn/UK/ˌbɛlmə(ʊ)ˈpɑn/

proper noun

The capital city of Belize.

UncommonScrabble 14

Meanings

proper noun
  1. metonymicallyThe Belizean government.

Origin

Blend of Belize + Mopan. Both are names of rivers.

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Translations

Arabic بِلْمُوبَان
  • بِلْمُوبَان (bilmūbān)Belmopan
Bulgarian Белмопа́н
  • Белмопа́н (Belmopán)Belmopan
Chinese Mandarin 貝爾莫潘 /贝尔莫潘, 貝爾墨潘 /贝尔墨潘
  • 貝爾莫潘 /贝尔莫潘 (Bèi'ěrmòpān)Belmopan
  • 貝爾墨潘 /贝尔墨潘 (Bèi'ěrmòpān)Belmopan
Czech Belmopan
  • BelmopanBelmopan
Danish Belmopan
  • BelmopanBelmopan
Dutch Belmopan
  • BelmopanBelmopan
Esperanto Belmopano
  • BelmopanoBelmopan
Finnish Belmopan
  • BelmopanBelmopan
French Belmopan
  • BelmopanBelmopan
German Belmopan
  • BelmopanBelmopan
Greek Μπελμοπάν
  • Μπελμοπάν (Belmopán)Belmopan
Hebrew בלמופאן
  • בלמופאןBelmopan
Hindi बेल्मोपान
  • बेल्मोपान (belmopān)Belmopan
Irish Belmopan
  • BelmopanBelmopan
Japanese ベルモパン
  • ベルモパン (Berumopan)Belmopan
Korean 벨모판
  • 벨모판 (Belmopan)Belmopan
Latvian Belmopana
  • BelmopanaBelmopan
Lithuanian Belmopanas
  • BelmopanasBelmopan
Polish Belmopan
  • BelmopanBelmopan
Portuguese Belmopan
  • BelmopanBelmopan
Romanian Belmopan
  • BelmopanBelmopan
Russian Бельмопа́н
  • Бельмопа́н (Belʹmopán)Belmopan
Spanish Belmopán
  • BelmopánBelmopan
Thai เบลโมแพน
  • เบลโมแพน (bel-moo-pɛɛn)Belmopan
Ukrainian Бельмопа́н
  • Бельмопа́н (Belʹmopán)Belmopan
Vietnamese Ben-mô-pan
  • Ben-mô-panBelmopan
Cite this entry
APA

Belmopan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belmopan

MLA

“Belmopan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belmopan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Belmopan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belmopan.

Source: Belmopan on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.