noun
Guadalajara
gwah-duh-luh-HAH-ruh
noun
1
A major city in central Mexico, capital of the state of Jalisco and one of the country's largest cities.
"Mariachi music is said to have originated near Guadalajara."
2
A city in central Spain, capital of the province of the same name.
"The Spanish city of Guadalajara lies northeast of Madrid."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA place name — most commonly the big Mexican city, sometimes the smaller Spanish one it was named after.
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Etymology
From Arabic wādī l-ḥijāra, "valley of stones" — the Mexican city was named after the Spanish one by Spanish conquistadors.