Emily Dickinson Lexicon

Balize, proper n. [ED variant of “Belize”; appears as “Batize” in Johnson ed; < Sp. balisa, beacon, buoy, sign; or bella isla, beautiful island.]

British Honduras; a Central American nation bordering Mexico, Guatemala, and the Honduras; a country that exports natural resources such as mahogany wood; a harbor in a rich, exotic place; [fig.] a tropical paradise.