| 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·ma  ni·an (gwä-m n - n) adj. & n. |
Guam [gwɑːm]
n
(Placename) an island in the N Pacific, the largest and southernmost of the Marianas: belonged to Spain from the 17th century until 1898, when it was ceded to the US; site of naval and air force bases. Capital: Agaña. Pop.: 158 000 (2001 est.). Area: 541 sq. km (209 sq. miles)
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| Noun | 1. |  Guam - the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898Ladrone Islands, Mariana Islands, Marianas - a chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia (including Guam and the Northern Marianas) halfway between New Guinea and Japan; discovered by Magellan in 1521 |
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