Guantanamo Bay

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: 'gwänʹtänämō ʹbā, IPA^(key): /ˌɡwɑnˈtɑːnɑmoʊ ˈbeɪ/

Proper noun

Guantanamo Bay

1. A bay in Southeast Cuba.
2. A US naval base in South-East Cuba.

Synonyms

(naval base):

• Guantánamo
• Guantanamo

Derived terms

• GTMO
• Gitmo

Translations

US naval base

• German: Guantanamo-Bucht f
• Irish: Cuan Guantanamo
• Italian: Baia di Guantanamo f
• Japanese: グアンタナモ湾 (Guantanamo Wan), グァンタナモ湾 (Gwantanamo Wan)
• Portuguese: Baía de Guantánamo f, Baía de Guantânamo f
• Russian: зали́в Гуанта́намо (ru) m (zalív Guantánamo), Гуанта́намо (ru) m (Guantánamo)
• Spanish: bahía de Guantánamo f
• Ukrainian: зато́ка Ґванта́намо f (zatóka Gvantánamo)

See also

• Guantanamo Bay on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Guantanamo Bay Naval Base on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Guantanamo Bay detention camp on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• “Guantanamo Bay”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “Guantanamo Bay, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “Guantanamo Bay”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “Guantanamo Bay”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “Guantanamo Bay” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.