Guatemala

from nahuatl

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From nahuatl

Definition

A country in Central America

Etymology

A loanword from the Nahuatl 'Cuauhtemallan', meaning 'place of many trees'. This name was adopted through Spanish into Indonesian as a country name, referring to the geographical characteristics of the region which is rich in forests.

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