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Guamanian
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Guam  (gwäm)
Abbr. GU
An unincorporated territory of the United States, the largest and most southerly of the Mariana Islands in the western Pacific Ocean. Discovered by Magellan in 1521, the island was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898. Agana is the capital. Population: 173,000.
Gua·mani·an (gwä-mn-n) adj. & n.
Guamanian [gwɑːˈmeɪnɪən]
adj
(Placename) of or relating to Guam or its inhabitants
n
(Placename) (Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Guam
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