guam (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Guam*:
NOUN	location	Guam, GU	the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States

Guam > pronunciation
Sounds	gwaa'm
Rhymes	aplomb ... wigwam: 29 rhymes with aam...

English > *Guam*: 1 sense > noun 1, location
Meaning	The largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded / ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898.
Synonym	GU
Instance of	island	A land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
Part of	Mariana Islands, Marianas, Ladrone Islands	A chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia (including Guam and the Northern Marianas) halfway between New Guinea and Japan
Spanish	Guam
Catalan	Guam

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