Etymology

Guam

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Today it means: An unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Territory of Guam. Full definition →

Chamorro Guåhan
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Guam · proper noun1

  1. Chamorro · derived fromGuåhan
  2. English todayGuam

From Spanish, from Chamorro Guåhan, meaning "a place that has" or "a place of resources".

GUAM · proper noun2

From the first letters of the member states.

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