Guantanamo Bay

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

Guantanamo Bay

  • /ˌɡwɑnˈtɑːnɑmoʊ ˈbeɪ/ US

Where it comes from

From Guantanamo + bay.

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

proper noun Guantánamo Bay

  1. A bay in Southeast Cuba.

    Similar: Guantánamo, Guantanamo

  2. A US naval base in South-East Cuba.

Translations

Every language

name US naval base

Españolbahía de Guantánamo
日本語グアンタナモ湾, グァンタナモ湾 Gwantanamo Wan
PortuguêsBaía de Guantánamo, Baía de Guantânamo
Françaisbaie de Guantánamo
DeutschGuantanamo-Bucht
ItalianoBaia di Guantanamo
RomânăGolful Guantánamo
Русскийзали́в Гуанта́намо zalív Guantánamo, Гуанта́намо Guantánamo
العربيةخَلِيج غْوَانْتَانَامُو ḵalīj ḡwāntānāmū

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"Guantanamo Bay." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/guantanamo%20bay. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Guantanamo Bay. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/guantanamo%20bay

Chicago

"Guantanamo Bay." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/guantanamo%20bay.

BibTeX
@misc{guantanamo_bay_2026,
  title = {Guantanamo Bay},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/guantanamo%20bay},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}