Guam
English

Etymology
From SpanishCategory:English terms borrowed from Spanish#GUAMCategory:English terms derived from Spanish#GUAM, from ChamorroCategory:English terms derived from Chamorro#GUAM Guåhan, meaning "a place that has" or "a place of resources".
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ɡwɑm/Category:English 1-syllable words#GUAMCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#GUAM
- enPR: gwäm
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɡwæm/, /ɡwɑːm/, /ɡwɒm/Category:English 1-syllable words#GUAMCategory:English 1-syllable words#GUAMCategory:English 1-syllable words#GUAMCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#GUAM
- Rhymes: -æm, -ɑːm, -ɒmCategory:Rhymes:English/æm#GUAMCategory:Rhymes:English/æm/1 syllable#GUAMCategory:Rhymes:English/ɑːm#GUAMCategory:Rhymes:English/ɑːm/1 syllable#GUAMCategory:Rhymes:English/ɒm#GUAMCategory:Rhymes:English/ɒm/1 syllable#GUAM
Proper noun
GuamCategory:English lemmas#GUAMCategory:English proper nouns#GUAMCategory:English uncountable nouns#GUAMCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#GUAMCategory:Pages with entries#GUAMCategory:Pages with 5 entries#GUAM
- An unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Territory of GuamCategory:en:Guam#GUAMCategory:en:Territories of the United States#GUAMCategory:en:Places in the United States#GUAM.
- 1699, William Dampier, chapter X, in A New Voyage Round the World. […], 4th corrected edition, volume I, London: Printed for James Knapton, […], →OCLC, page 290:
- But to proceed with our Voyage : The Iſland Guam or Guahon , (as the Native Indians pronounce it) is one of the Ladrone Iſlands, belongs to the Spaniards , who have a ſmall Fort with ſix Guns in it, with a Governour, and 20 or 30 Soldiers.Category:English terms with quotations#GUAM
- 1922, Bertrand Russell, The Problem of China, London: George Allen & Unwin, →OCLC, →OL, page 150:
- It had been the intention of the Navy Department to fortify Guam with a view to turning it into a first-class naval base. The fact that America has been willing to forgo this intention must be taken as evidence of a genuine desire to preserve the peace with Japan.Category:English terms with quotations#GUAM
- 1990, Ronald Reagan, “Staying the Course”, in An American Life, Pocket Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 369:
- We began our six-day visit to China in Beijing on a cloudy, overcast morning following another overnight stopover on Guam.Category:English terms with quotations#GUAM
- 2022 May 12, Minnie Chan, “Satellite images ‘suggest China is practising missile strikes on targets in Taiwan and Guam’”, in South China Morning Post, archived from the original on 12 May 2022:
- The Chinese military has refined its anti-ship missile training from striking large, carrier-sized targets to smaller ships and naval bases, according to recent satellite images.Category:English terms with quotations#GUAM
They show a training base in Xinjiang’s remote Taklamakan desert with the layout of mock-up ship moored in a naval base that resembles one in northeast Taiwan and other targets in Guam, according to a Taipei-based naval analyst.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Guam.
- A barangay of San Guillermo, Isabela, PhilippinesCategory:en:Barangays of Isabela, Philippines#GUAMCategory:en:Places in Isabela, Philippines#GUAMCategory:en:Places in the Philippines#GUAM.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
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| Federal district: Washington, D.C. |
| Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands |
Anagrams
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡuɒm]Category:Hungarian terms with IPA pronunciation#GUAM
- Hyphenation: Gu‧am
- Rhymes: -ɒmCategory:Rhymes:Hungarian/ɒm#GUAM
Proper noun
GuamCategory:Hungarian lemmas#GUAMCategory:Hungarian proper nouns#GUAMCategory:Hungarian entries with incorrect language header#GUAMCategory:Pages with entries#GUAMCategory:Pages with 5 entries#GUAM
- Guam (an island and overseas territory of the United States in Micronesia)Category:hu:Guam#GUAMCategory:hu:Guam#GUAMCategory:hu:Islands#GUAMCategory:hu:Dependent territories of the United States#GUAMCategory:hu:Places in the United States#GUAM
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Guam | — |
| accusative | Guamot | — |
| dative | Guamnak | — |
| instrumental | Guammal | — |
| causal-final | Guamért | — |
| translative | Guammá | — |
| terminative | Guamig | — |
| essive-formal | Guamként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Guamban | — |
| superessive | Guamon | — |
| adessive | Guamnál | — |
| illative | Guamba | — |
| sublative | Guamra | — |
| allative | Guamhoz | — |
| elative | Guamból | — |
| delative | Guamról | — |
| ablative | Guamtól | — |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
Guamé | — |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
Guaméi | — |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | Guamom | — |
| 2nd person sing. | Guamod | — |
| 3rd person sing. | GuamjaCategory:Hungarian links with redundant wikilinks#GUAMCategory:Hungarian links with redundant alt parameters#GUAM | — |
| 1st person plural | Guamunk | — |
| 2nd person plural | Guamotok | — |
| 3rd person plural | GuamjukCategory:Hungarian links with redundant wikilinks#GUAMCategory:Hungarian links with redundant alt parameters#GUAM | — |
Derived terms
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Polish terms borrowed from English#GUAMCategory:Polish terms derived from English#GUAM Guam, from ChamorroCategory:Polish terms derived from Chamorro#GUAM Guåhan.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Guam m inanCategory:Polish lemmas#GUAMCategory:Polish proper nouns#GUAMCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#GUAMCategory:Polish masculine nouns#GUAMCategory:Polish inanimate nouns#GUAMCategory:Pages with entries#GUAMCategory:Pages with 5 entries#GUAM
- Guam (an island and overseas territory of the United States in Micronesia)Category:pl:Guam#GUAMCategory:pl:Guam#GUAMCategory:pl:Islands#GUAMCategory:pl:Dependent territories of the United States#GUAMCategory:pl:Places in the United States#GUAM
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Guam”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN (in Polish)
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Guam mCategory:Portuguese lemmas#GUAMCategory:Portuguese proper nouns#GUAMCategory:Portuguese uncountable proper nouns#GUAMCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#GUAMCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#GUAMCategory:Pages with entries#GUAMCategory:Pages with 5 entries#GUAM
Spanish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡwam/ [ˈɡwãm]Category:Spanish 1-syllable words#GUAMCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#GUAM
Category:Spanish terms with audio pronunciation#GUAMAudio: (file) - Rhymes: -amCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/am#GUAMCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/am/1 syllable#GUAM
- Syllabification: Guam
Proper noun
Guam ?Category:Spanish lemmas#GUAMCategory:Spanish proper nouns#GUAMCategory:Spanish uncountable proper nouns#GUAMCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#GUAMCategory:Requests for gender in Spanish entries#GUAMCategory:Pages with entries#GUAMCategory:Pages with 5 entries#GUAM
- Guam (an island and overseas territory of the United States in Micronesia)Category:es:Guam#GUAMCategory:es:Guam#GUAMCategory:es:Islands#GUAMCategory:es:Dependent territories of the United States#GUAMCategory:es:Places in the United States#GUAM

