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guadalcanal

/ˌɡwɑː.dəl.kəˈnɑːl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables
guadal-canal
IPA
/ˌɡwɑː.dəl.kəˈnɑːl/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in Andalusia, Spain.

name

A volcanic island in the Pacific, part of the Solomon Islands.

name

A volcanic island in the Pacific, part of the Solomon Islands.

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Guadalcanal, وَادِي الْخَانَات, و د ي

Phrases

Guadalcanal thicketbird

Frequently Paired Words

Guadalajara Guadalquivir Guadalupe Guadiana

Rhymes With

al shall canal cal pal gal val hal morale mal rationale sal

Questions

How do you pronounce guadalcanal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɡwɑː.dəl.kəˈnɑːl/.
What does guadalcanal mean?
A town in Andalusia, Spain.
Where does guadalcanal come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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