A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Guatemala, a Central American country.
A department of Guatemala.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌɡwɑː.təˈmɑː.lə/
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Guatemala (originally the name of Iximche, the location of Guatemala's first capital), from Classical Nahuatl Cuauhtēmallān, from cuauhtēmalli (“woodpile”) + -tlān (“place”).