What does "guam" mean?

An unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Territory of Guam.

Guam

//ɡwɑm// name

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Proper Noun

1
An unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Territory of Guam.
"But to proceed with our Voyage : The Iſland Guam or Guahon , (as the Native Indians pronounce it) is one of the Ladrone Iſlands, belongs to the Spaniards , who have a ſmall Fort with ſix Guns in it, with a Governour, and 20 or 30 Soldiers."
2
GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development, a regional organization of the four post-Soviet states: Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Moldova.
3
A barangay of San Guillermo, Isabela, Philippines.

"No. I went to Guam once on my honeymoon."

Etymology 1

From Spanish, from Chamorro Guåhan, meaning "a place that has" or "a place of resources".

Etymology 2

From the first letters of the member states.

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