guam

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ADJ.

overnight

VERB + GUAM

ceded, fortify, land, planes, reach, search, went

The U.S. military decided to fortify Guam with additional defensive systems during the Cold War.

GUAM + NOUN

alaska, guahon

Guam and Alaska are both important strategic U.S. territories in the Pacific.

PREP.

from, in, on, on, with

My uncle served in Guam for three years while he was in the military.

ADV.

ever, once

I've never been to Guam, but I'd love to visit once.

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An unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Territory of Guam.

But to proceed with our Voyage : The Iſland Guam or Guahon , (as the Native Indians pronounce it) is one of the Ladrone Iſlands, belongs to the Spaniards , who have a ſmall Fort with ſix Guns in it, with a Governour, and 20 or 30 Soldiers.

It had been the intention of the Navy Department to fortify Guam with a view to turning it into a first-class naval base. The fact that America has been willing to forgo this intention must be taken as evidence of a genuine desire to preserve the peace with Japan.

2

A barangay of San Guillermo, Isabela, Philippines.

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GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development, a regional organization of the four post-Soviet states: Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Moldova.

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noun — the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is

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But to proceed with our Voyage : The Iſland Guam or Guahon , (as the Native Indians pronounce it) is one of the Ladrone Iſlands, belongs to the Spaniards , who have a ſmall Fort with ſix Guns in it, w

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It had been the intention of the Navy Department to fortify Guam with a view to turning it into a first-class naval base. The fact that America has been willing to forgo this intention must be taken a

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We began our six-day visit to China in Beijing on a cloudy, overcast morning following another overnight stopover on Guam.

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Have you ever been to Guam?

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No. I went to Guam once on my honeymoon.

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Did you go to Hawaii or Guam?

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