Guadiana

//ˌɡwɑdiˈɑnə// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A major river in Spain and Portugal. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A surname from Spanish. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Spanish Guadiana, from Old Spanish Aguadiana, derived from Arabic وَادِي (wādī, “river, valley”) + Latin Anās (ancient name of the river), related to anas (“duck”).

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