noun
Guam
gwam
noun
1
An island in the western Pacific that is an unincorporated U.S. territory.
"Guam is home to a major U.S. military base."
How to Use Guam
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA U.S. Pacific island territory.
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Etymology
From the native Chamorro word Guåhan, meaning roughly "a place that has [resources]."