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guatemala

/ˌɡwɑː.təˈmɑː.lə/

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What does guatemala mean?

proper noun

  1. A country in northern Central America. Official name: Republic of Guatemala. Capital and largest city: Guatemala City.
  2. A department of Guatemala.

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The anil, or indigo, of these provinces has always been considered in commerce as equal and sometimes superior to that of Guatemala.
Alexander von Humboldt; Aimé BonplandPersonal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1Translated by Thomasina RossProject Gutenberg ebook #6322
Tell Jervis to send us some more of those purple pine trees from Honduras; likewise some green parrots from Guatemala.
Jean WebsterDear EnemyProject Gutenberg ebook #238
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A large extent of territory in Guatemala and Yucatan is as yet an unknown country, or at least has never been thoroughly explored.
Emory Adams AllenThe Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished RacesProject Gutenberg ebook #2873
According to Dr. Brinton, the Quiche Indians of Guatemala speak of Xmucane and Xpiyacoc as being "the great ancestress and the great ancestor" of all things.
Alexander Francis ChamberlainThe Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-DayProject Gutenberg ebook #7966
Compare these Phoenician coins with the following representation of a copper coin, two inches in diameter and three lines thick, found nearly a century ago by Ordonez, at the city of Guatemala.
Ignatius DonnellyAtlantis: The Antedeluvian WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #4032