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Guadalcanal

gua·dal·ca·nal

UK/ˌɡwɑː.dəl.kəˈnɑːl/ US/ˌɡwɑdʌlkʌˈnæl/ uncommon

noun

1.

a mountainous island; the largest of the Solomon Islands in the independent state that is a member of the British Commonwealth

2.

a battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces

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Origin

From Spanish Guadalcanal. The Pacific island was named in 1568 by Álvaro de Mendaña, after his hometown of Guadalcanal, Spain. From Arabic وَادِي الْخَانَات (wādī l-ḵānāt, “Valley of the Stalls”).

Phrases

  • Guadalcanal thicketbird

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