English Explanatory Dictionary

Guatemala

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A country in northern Central America. Official name: Republic of Guatemala. Capital and largest city: Guatemala City.
  2. A department of Guatemala.

Pronunciation

/ˌɡwɑː.təˈmɑː.lə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Guatemala.wav en-us-Guatemala.ogg

Word forms

Guatemala

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Guatemala (originally the name of Iximche, the location of Guatemala's first capital), from Classical Nahuatl Cuauhtēmallān, from cuauhtēmalli (“woodpile”) + -tlān (“place”).

Related words

mul:GTM mul:GT Guatemala City

Derived words

Guatemalan
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