noun
Guantanamo
gwahn-TAH-nah-moh
noun
1
A city and province in eastern Cuba, also short for the nearby U.S. naval base and its detention camp.
"The naval base at Guantanamo has been controversial for its detention facility."
How to Use Guantanamo
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUsually refers to Guantanamo Bay, the U.S. military base and prison in Cuba, rather than the Cuban city itself.
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Etymology
From a Taíno word meaning roughly "land between rivers."