English Explanatory Dictionary

Orange Walk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital city of Orange Walk district, located on the New River in the north of Belize.
  2. A district in the north of Belize. Capital: Orange Walk Town.

Word forms

Orange Walk Orange Walk Town

Etymology

According to folk stories, Orange Walk got its name from the many orange groves of the past that hugged the banks of the New River which flows through the town and was a major trading route centuries ago for the Maya.

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