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Country name Honduras, in 35 editions.

The entry for Honduras published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 11 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.

editions changed the text
11
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).

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2025 edition

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The same text in 3 editions, 2023 to 2025.

conventional long form:
Republic of Honduras
conventional short form:
Honduras
local long form:
República de Honduras
local short form:
Honduras
etymology:
the name means "depths" in Spanish and refers to the deep anchorage in the northern Bay of Trujillo

conventional long form: Republic of Honduras
conventional short form: Honduras
local long form: Republica República de Honduras
local short form: Honduras
etymology: the name means "depths" in Spanish and refers to the deep anchorage in the northern Bay of Trujillo

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Honduras: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/honduras/country-name.

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