单词 | guatemalan |
释义 | Guatemalann.adj. A. n. A native or inhabitant of Guatemala, the most northern republic of Central America, bordering on Mexico. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of Central America > [noun] > Guatemala Guatemalan1823 1823 Gentleman's Mag. 93 ii. 636/2 The kingdom of Guatemala..has since separated, and the Guatemalans have established themselves as a sovereign State. 1832 J. Bell Syst. Geogr. V. 617 The Guatemalans declared themselves independent. B. adj. Of or pertaining to Guatemala. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > Central and South America > [adjective] > Central America > specific countries > Guatemala Guatemalan1880 1880 Encycl. Brit. XI. 240/1 Singing-birds are commonly kept in the Guatemalian houses. 1888 New Princeton Rev. May 356 Zaldivar transmitted a series of despatches misrepresenting the situation, and appealing for protection against Guatemalan tyranny. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXIX. 151/1 A Guatemalan company. 1920 Glasgow Herald 7 Apr. 10 Ayutla, on the Guatemalian border. 1927 Blackwood's Mag. Aug. 173/1 This map, the work of a well-known Guatemalan engineer. 1972 Buenos Aires Herald 3 Feb. 7/6 The British troops issue was put to the juridical committee by the Guatemalan delegate. Derivatives Guateˈmaltec n. (also Guate'maltecan) [Spanish guatemaltecano] ΚΠ 1877 J. W. Boddam-Whetham Across Central Amer. 19 The kind-hearted Guatemaltecans have a custom of driving out to the plain to meet expected friends. Guateˈmaltec adj. (also Guate'maltecan) [Spanish guatemaltecano] ΚΠ 1932 Times Lit. Suppl. 24 Nov. 869/3 Harassed by Guatamaltec Jacks-in-office. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1823 |
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