Etymology

Guadalajara

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Today it means: A province of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Capital: Guadalajara. Full definition →

Spanish Guadalajara ← Arabic وَادِي الْحِجَارَة
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  1. Arabic · derived fromوَادِي الْحِجَارَة
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromGuadalajara
  3. English todayGuadalajara

Borrowed from Spanish Guadalajara, from Arabic وَادِي الْحِجَارَة (wādī l-ḥijāra, literally “valley of stones”). The city in Mexico was named after the city in Spain by conquistadores.

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