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Guale

Guale noun: a member of a historic Native American tribe of the North American Sea Islands.

Noun

Guale (plural Guales or Guale)

  1. A member of a historic Native American tribe of the North American Sea Islands.

Proper noun

Guale

  1. The language of this tribe.

Forms of Guale

pluralGuales
pluralGuale

Origin of Guale

Uncertain, has been connected to Creek wvhvlv (/⁠wahála⁠/, “south”).

Questions about Guale

What does Guale mean?
Guale means a member of a historic Native American tribe of the North American Sea Islands.
What part of speech is Guale?
Guale can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Guale?
The plural of Guale is Guales.

Words near Guale in the dictionary

  1. guajiros
  2. guakong
  3. guala
  4. Gualaca
  5. Gualala
  6. Guale
  7. Guales
  8. gualla
  9. Guallpa
  10. Guallpas
  11. Gualococti

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