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Wayuu

/wɑˈjuː/

Wayuu noun: an Amerindian ethnic group of the La Guajira Peninsula in northern Colombia and northwest Venezuela.

Noun

Wayuu pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) An Amerindian ethnic group of the La Guajira Peninsula in northern Colombia and northwest Venezuela.
    Synonyms:
    Goajiro, Guajiro, Wahiro

Proper noun

Wayuu

  1. The Arawak language of the Wayuu people.

Synonyms of Wayuu

Questions about Wayuu

What does Wayuu mean?
Wayuu means an Amerindian ethnic group of the La Guajira Peninsula in northern Colombia and northwest Venezuela.
What part of speech is Wayuu?
Wayuu can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Wayuu?
Wayuu is pronounced /wɑˈjuː/.

Words near Wayuu in the dictionary

  1. Wayt
  2. wayte
  3. waythorn
  4. Wayts
  5. wayupthere
  6. Wayuu
  7. wayvode
  8. wayvodes
  9. wayward
  10. waywarden
  11. waywardens

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