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Guadalcanal

/ˌɡwɑː.dəl.kəˈnɑːl/

Guadalcanal proper noun: a town in Andalusia, Spain.

Proper noun

Guadalcanal

  1. A town in Andalusia, Spain.
  2. A volcanic island in the Pacific, part of the Solomon Islands.
    1. A battle in World War II in which American forces recaptured it from the Japanese.

Guadalcanal meaning in Marathi and Arabic

Guadalcanal in Marathi

Pacific island
ग्वादालकानाल gvādālkānāl

Guadalcanal in Arabic

Pacific island
جُوَادَالْكَانَال guwadalkanāl

Origin of Guadalcanal

From Spanish Guadalcanal. The Pacific island was named in 1568 by Álvaro de Mendaña, after his hometown of Guadalcanal, Spain. From Arabic وَادِي الْخَانَات (wādī l-ḵānāt, “Valley of the Stalls”).

Words formed from Guadalcanal

Phrases with Guadalcanal

Questions about Guadalcanal

What does Guadalcanal mean?
Guadalcanal means a town in Andalusia, Spain.
What is Guadalcanal in Marathi?
Guadalcanal in Marathi is ग्वादालकानाल (gvādālkānāl). See Guadalcanal meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Guadalcanal?
Guadalcanal is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Guadalcanal?
Guadalcanal is pronounced /ˌɡwɑː.dəl.kəˈnɑːl/.

Words near Guadalcanal in the dictionary

  1. guacward
  2. Guad.
  3. Guadagno
  4. Guadagnos
  5. Guadalajara
  6. Guadalcanal
  7. Guadalcanal thicketbird
  8. Guadalcanal thicketbirds
  9. guadalcazarite
  10. Guadalete
  11. Guadalquivir

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