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Guantanamo Bay

US/ˌɡwɑnˈtɑːnɑmoʊ ˈbeɪ/

Guantanamo Bay proper noun: a bay in Southeast Cuba.

Proper noun

Guantanamo Bay

  1. A bay in Southeast Cuba.
  2. A US naval base in South-East Cuba.

Guantanamo Bay meaning in Arabic

Guantanamo Bay in Arabic

US naval base
خَلِيج غْوَانْتَانَامُو ḵalīj ḡwāntānāmū

Synonyms of Guantanamo Bay

Forms of Guantanamo Bay

alternative formGuantánamo Bay

Origin of Guantanamo Bay

From Guantanamo + bay. Borrowed from Spanish Guantánamo, from Taíno, literally "land between rivers."

Words formed from Guantanamo Bay

Questions about Guantanamo Bay

What does Guantanamo Bay mean?
Guantanamo Bay means a bay in Southeast Cuba.
What is Guantanamo Bay in Arabic?
Guantanamo Bay in Arabic is خَلِيج غْوَانْتَانَامُو (ḵalīj ḡwāntānāmū). See Guantanamo Bay meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Guantanamo Bay?
Guantanamo Bay is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Guantanamo Bay?
Guantanamo Bay is pronounced /ˌɡwɑnˈtɑːnɑmoʊ ˈbeɪ/ (US).

Words near Guantanamo Bay in the dictionary

  1. guans
  2. Guanshan
  3. Guanshanhu
  4. Guansi
  5. Guantanamo
  6. Guantanamo Bay
  7. Guantao
  8. Guantian
  9. Guantánamo
  10. guanxi
  11. Guanyin

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