Guadalajara

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Guadalajara, from Arabic وَادِي الْحِجَارَة (wādī l-ḥijāra, literally valley of stones). The city in Mexico was named after the city in Spain by conquistadores.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɡwɑːdələˈhɑːɹə/
  • (file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌɡwɑdələˈhɑɹə/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːɹə

Proper noun

Guadalajara

  1. A province of Castile-La Mancha, Spain. Capital: Guadalajara.
  2. A city, the capital of Guadalajara, Spain.
  3. A city, the capital of Jalisco, in central Mexico.

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَادِي الْحِجَارَة (wādī l-ḥijāra, literally valley of stones).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Guadalajara f

  1. Guadalajara (a province of Castile-La Mancha, Spain; capital: Guadalajara)
  2. Guadalajara (a city, the capital of Guadalajara, Spain)
  3. Guadalajara (a city, the capital of Jalisco, in central Mexico)

Derived terms

  • guadalajareny

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Proper noun

Guadalajara

  1. Guadalajara (the capital city of the state of Jalisco, Mexico)

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic وَادِي الْحِجَارَة (wādī l-ḥijāra, literally valley of stones).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡwadalaˈxaɾa/ [ɡwa.ð̞a.laˈxa.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -aɾa
  • Syllabification: Gua‧da‧la‧ja‧ra

Proper noun

Guadalajara f

  1. Guadalajara (a province of Castile-La Mancha, Spain; capital: Guadalajara)
  2. Guadalajara (a city, the capital of Guadalajara, Spain)
  3. Guadalajara (a city, the capital of Jalisco, in central Mexico)

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: Guadalajara
  • French: Guadalajara
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