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Guadalajara

Guadalajara

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A city in western Mexico known for its colonial buildings and lively culture
  • proper noun
  • /ˌɡwɑːdəˈlɑːhɑː/
: Guadalajara
  • The main source of institutional assistance comes from trade shows in Guadalajara, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and the furniture-trade association.
  • Guadalajara, Mexico
  • Guadalajara city

I've been to his house in in Guadalajara, his ranch, his house in San Diego.

Examples

  • In the late 1990s, Flextronics built a facility in Guadalajara, Mexico, to serve its US clients, including Intel.

    Blog text (23)

  • A preliminary version was presented to the Latin American Studies Association in Guadalajara, Mexico, 17-19 April 1997.

    Academic text (1999)

  • "My mother has left me a small property on a hill east of Guadalajara."

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The only place that would take him after that was the University of Guadalajara.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • He went to medical school in Guadalajara.

    Concussion (2015)

  • From there, he caught a bus to Guadalajara, intending to settle on the property his mother had left him.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Atlas is a club based in Guadalajara, Mexico, one of Portland's sister cities.

    Blog text (7)

  • A fine arts student wears makeup during the Catrina's parade in Guadalajara on October 26, 2012.

    Blog text (1)

  • Juan Jose Arreola is a Mexican writer whose stories first appeared in magazines in Guadalajara in the early 1940s.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • He went to medical school in Guadalajara.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Guadalajara comes from Arabic roots wadi and al-hijara, meaning 'river' or 'valley' and 'stones'. Spanish settlers named the new Mexican city after the Spanish town of Guadalajara, so the name hints at a 'stony river' and shows the city's link to Spanish and Arabic history.