guadalupe
guadalupe Lexical Profile
• noun
A title of the Virgin Mary (Our Lady of Guadalupe), serving as a powerful religious, national, and cultural symbol in Mexico and across Latin America.
"Every December, millions of pilgrims travel to Mexico City to visit the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe."
A volcanic island located in the Pacific Ocean off the western coast of Mexico's Baja California peninsula, renowned for its large population of great white sharks.
"Marine biologists organized an expedition to Guadalupe Island to study the migratory patterns of adult great white sharks."
A town in the Extremadura region of western Spain, famous as the site of a historic royal monastery and the geographic origin of the name.
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Spanish 'Guadalupe', originally the name of a river and town in Extremadura, Spain. The name is derived from Arabic 'Wādī al-Lubb', meaning 'valley of the wolf' or 'hidden river'.
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