Guatemalan

See also: guatemalan

English

Etymology

From Guatemala +‎ -an.

Noun

Guatemalan (plural Guatemalans)

  1. A person from Guatemala or of Guatemalan descent.
    • 2011, Daniel C. Walsh, An Air War with Cuba: The United States Radio Campaign Against Castro, →ISBN:
      The Guatemalans offered United Fruit $627,572 (about $2.99 an acre) in compensation, a figure that came from the company's own tax value assessment for the land.
    • 2025 February 5, Michael Rios, “Guatemala to increase deportation flights from US carrying migrants from other countries”, in CNN[1]:
      Guatemala has pledged a 40% increase in deportation flights carrying Guatemalans and migrants of other nationalities from the United States, President Bernardo Arévalo announced Wednesday during a press conference with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
    • 2025 August 5, Alia Shoaib, quoting Delia Ramirez, “MAGA Calls for Democratic Rep To Be Deported Over Guatemala Comments”, in Newsweek[2]:
      MAGA Republicans are calling for Democratic Representative Delia Ramirez to be deported after she said, "I'm a proud Guatemalan before I'm an American."

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Adjective

Guatemalan (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or the Guatemalan people.
    • 2007, George W. Norton, E. A. Heinrichs, Gregory C. Luther, Globalizing Integrated Pest Management: A Participatory Research Process, page 87:
      Guatemalan snowpea production has continually been harmed by insect and disease infestations.
    • 2025 August 5, Alia Shoaib, “MAGA Calls for Democratic Rep To Be Deported Over Guatemala Comments”, in Newsweek[3]:
      Ramirez, who has represented Illinois in Congress since 2023, is the daughter of Guatemalan immigrants.

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Proper noun

Guatemalan

  1. genitive singular of Guatemala