Guam
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Guam¹
- /ɡwɑm/ US
- /ɡwæm/ UK
- /ɡwɑːm/ UK
- /ɡwɒm/ UK
Rhymes with -æm, -ɑːm, -ɒm
Where it comes from
From Spanish, from Chamorro Guåhan, meaning "a place that has" or "a place of resources".
proper noun
- An unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Territory of Guam. 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.
- A barangay of San Guillermo, Isabela, Philippines.
GUAM²
Where it comes from
From the first letters of the member states.
proper noun
- GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development, a regional organization of the four post-Soviet states: Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Moldova.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: island, isle, guuam, isla, american samoa, northern marianas, johnston atoll, guiana island, hawaii, puerto rico, new guinea, guana island, wake island, chuuk, tinian, palau
Translations
Talk about this word "Guam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/guam. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Guam. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/guam "Guam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/guam.Cite this
@misc{guam_2026,
title = {Guam},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/guam},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
