Guantanamo

/ˌɡwɑntəˈnɑmoʊ/ noun

Definition

A bay and city in southeastern Cuba, site of a U.S. naval base and detention facility.

Etymology

From Taíno language, possibly meaning 'land between the rivers'. The indigenous name was preserved through Spanish colonization and later American presence.

Kelly Says

Guantanamo Bay represents one of the most unusual territorial arrangements in modern geopolitics—a permanent U.S. lease on Cuban soil that has persisted through revolution, embargo, and decades of hostile relations between the two nations.

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