Guadalquivir

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UK/ˌɡwɑːdəlkɪˈvɪə/US/ˌɡwɑdəlkiˈvɪɹ/US/ˌɡwɑdəlˈkwɪvɚ/

proper noun

A river in southern Spain.

OriginSpanish Guadalquivir ← Arabic وَادِي الكَبِير →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A river in southern Spain.

    From here, you would dangle your legs over the edge of the River Guadalquivir, the bank unprotected, one able to take a dip if one so wished.

    2021, Caleb Azumah Nelson, Open Water, Viking, page 69

Origin

  1. Arabicوَادِي الكَبِير
  2. SpanishGuadalquivir
  3. EnglishGuadalquivir

Borrowed from Spanish Guadalquivir, derived from Arabic وَادِي الكَبِير (wādī l-kabīr, literally “the great river”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Βαῖτῐς
  • Βαῖτῐς (Baîtĭs)river in southern Spain
Arabic الوَادِي الكَبِير, النَّهْر الكَبِير
  • الوَادِي الكَبِير (al-wādī l-kabīr)river in southern Spain
  • النَّهْر الكَبِير (an-nahr al-kabīr)river in southern Spain
Bulgarian Гуадалкивир
  • Гуадалкивир (Guadalkivir)river in southern Spain
Catalan Guadalquivir
  • Guadalquivirriver in southern Spain
Chinese Mandarin 瓜達爾基維爾河 /瓜达尔基维尔河
  • 瓜達爾基維爾河 /瓜达尔基维尔河 (Guādá'ěrjīwéi'ěr Hé)river in southern Spain
Czech Guadalquivir
  • Guadalquivirriver in southern Spain
Esperanto Gvadalkiviro
  • Gvadalkiviroriver in southern Spain
Finnish Guadalquivir
  • Guadalquivirriver in southern Spain
French Guadalquivir
  • Guadalquivirriver in southern Spain
German Guadalquivir
  • Guadalquivirriver in southern Spain
Greek Γουαδαλκιβίρ, Γκουανταλκιβίρ
  • Γουαδαλκιβίρ (Gouadalkivír)river in southern Spain
  • Γκουανταλκιβίρ (Gkouantalkivír)river in southern Spain
Hindi ग्वादालकिबिर
  • ग्वादालकिबिर (gvādālkibir)river in southern Spain
Japanese グアダルキビール川
  • グアダルキビール川 (Guadarukibīru kawa)river in southern Spain
Korean 과달키비르 강
  • 과달키비르 강river in southern Spain
Latin Baetis, Betis
  • Baetisriver in southern Spain
  • Betisriver in southern Spain
Lithuanian Gvadalkivyras
  • Gvadalkivyrasriver in southern Spain
Persian گوادالکیبیر
  • گوادالکیبیر (govâdâlkibir)river in southern Spain
Polish Gwadalkiwir
  • Gwadalkiwirriver in southern Spain
Portuguese Guadalquivir
  • Guadalquivirriver in southern Spain
Russian Гвадалквиви́р
  • Гвадалквиви́р (Gvadalkvivír)river in southern Spain
Spanish Guadalquivir
  • Guadalquivirriver in southern Spain
Thai แม่น้ำกวาดัลกีบีร์
  • แม่น้ำกวาดัลกีบีร์ (mɛ̂ɛ-náam gwaa-dal-gii-biir)river in southern Spain
Ukrainian Гвадалківі́р, Ґвадалківі́р
  • Гвадалківі́р (Hvadalkivír)river in southern Spain
  • Ґвадалківі́р (Gvadalkivír)river in southern Spain
Urdu وادی الکبیر, گوادالکبیر
  • وادی الکبیر (Vādī āl-Kabīr)river in southern Spain
  • گوادالکبیر (Gvādālkibīr)river in southern Spain

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Guadalquivir

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Cite this entry
APA

Guadalquivir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guadalquivir

MLA

“Guadalquivir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guadalquivir. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Guadalquivir,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guadalquivir.

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