English Explanatory Dictionary

Guadalajara

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A province of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Capital: Guadalajara.
  2. A city, the capital of Guadalajara, Spain.
  3. A city, the capital of Jalisco, in central Mexico.

Pronunciation

/ˌɡwɑːdələˈhɑːɹə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Guadalajara.wav /ˌɡwɑdələˈhɑɹə/

Word forms

Guadalajara

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Guadalajara, from Arabic وَادِي الْحِجَارَة (wādī l-ḥijāra, literally “valley of stones”). The city in Mexico was named after the city in Spain by conquistadores.

Related words

Guadalcanal Guadalquivir Guadalupe Guadiana
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