Guadiana

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UK/ˌɡwɑːdɪˈɑːnə/US/ˌɡwɑdiˈɑnə/US/ɡwɑdˈjɑnə/

proper noun

A major river in Spain and Portugal.

OriginSpanish Guadiana ← Old Spanish Aguadiana ← Arabic وَادِي →
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Meanings

proper nounGuadiana (countable and uncountable, plural Guadianas)

plural Guadianas

  1. countableuncountableA major river in Spain and Portugal.
  2. countableuncountableA surname from Spanish.

Origin

  1. LatinAnās
  2. Arabicوَادِي“river, valley”
  3. Old SpanishAguadiana
  4. SpanishGuadiana
  5. EnglishGuadiana

From Spanish Guadiana, from Old Spanish Aguadiana, derived from Arabic وَادِي (wādī, “river, valley”) + Latin Anās (ancient name of the river), related to anas (“duck”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 瓜迪亞納河 /瓜迪亚纳河
  • 瓜迪亞納河 /瓜迪亚纳河 (Guādíyànà Hé)river in Spain and Portugal
Esperanto Gvadiano
  • Gvadianoriver in Spain and Portugal
Finnish Guadiana
  • Guadianariver in Spain and Portugal
French Guadiana
  • Guadianariver in Spain and Portugal
German Guadiana
  • Guadianariver in Spain and Portugal
Greek Γουαδιάνα, Γκουαδιάνα
  • Γουαδιάνα (Gouadiána)river in Spain and Portugal
  • Γκουαδιάνα (Gkouadiána)river in Spain and Portugal
Hindi ग्वादियाना
  • ग्वादियाना (gvādiyānā)river in Spain and Portugal
Italian Guadiana
  • Guadianariver in Spain and Portugal
Japanese グアディアナ川
  • グアディアナ川 (Guadiana kawa)river in Spain and Portugal
Korean 과디아나 강
  • 과디아나 강river in Spain and Portugal
Latin Anās
  • Anāsriver in Spain and Portugal
Polish Gwadiana
  • Gwadianariver in Spain and Portugal
Portuguese Guadiana, Odiana
  • Guadianariver in Spain and Portugal
  • Odianariver in Spain and Portugal
Russian Гвадиа́на
  • Гвадиа́на (Gvadiána)river in Spain and Portugal
Spanish Guadiana
  • Guadianariver in Spain and Portugal
Ukrainian Гвадіа́на, Ґвадіа́на
  • Гвадіа́на (Hvadiána)river in Spain and Portugal
  • Ґвадіа́на (Gvadiána)river in Spain and Portugal

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Guadiana

MontanaBotswanaghanaanadanaGuyananirvanaAmericanamanananaTijuanaiguanacabanapranaTiranaarcanakanaohanayanaAfricanabrewerianaDisneyanakatakanaliana
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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