Guantanamo

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US/ˌɡwɑnˈtɑːnɑmoʊ/

proper noun

A province of Cuba.

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Guantanamo BayGitmo
OriginSpanish Guantánamo →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A province of Cuba.
  2. A city in Cuba.
  3. Synonym of Guantanamo Bay (naval base)

    Synonyms: Guantanamo Bay

  4. Synonym of Gitmo (detention camp)

    Synonyms: Gitmo

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Guantanamo Bay (naval base)

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Guantanamo Bay

proper nounSynonym of Gitmo (detention camp)

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Gitmo
Also see
guantanamo bay

Origin

  1. SpanishGuantánamo
  2. EnglishGuantanamo

From Spanish Guantánamo, from Taíno, literally "land between rivers."

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Translations

Bulgarian Гуанта́намо, Гуанта́намо
  • Гуанта́намо (Guantánamo)Province
  • Гуанта́намо (Guantánamo)City
Chinese Mandarin 關塔那摩 /关塔那摩
  • 關塔那摩 /关塔那摩 (Guāntǎnàmó)City
Finnish Guantánamo, Guantanamo
  • GuantánamoProvince
  • GuantanamoProvince
  • GuantánamoCity
  • GuantanamoCity
Greek Γκουαντάναμο, Γκουαντάναμο
  • Γκουαντάναμο (Gkouantánamo)Province
  • Γκουαντάναμο (Gkouantánamo)City
Hindi ग्वांतानामो, ग्वांतानामो
  • ग्वांतानामो (gvāntānāmo)Province
  • ग्वांतानामो (gvāntānāmo)City
Japanese グアンタナモ
  • グアンタナモCity
Portuguese Guantânamo, Guantânamo
  • GuantânamoProvince
  • GuantânamoCity
Russian Гуанта́намо
  • Гуанта́намо (Guantánamo)City
Spanish Guantánamo, Guantánamo
  • GuantánamoProvince
  • GuantánamoCity
Cite this entry
APA

Guantanamo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guantanamo

MLA

“Guantanamo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guantanamo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Guantanamo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guantanamo.

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