Guantánamo

[ gwahn-tah-nuh-moh; Spanish gwahn-tah-nah-maw ]

/ gwɑnˈtɑ nəˌmoʊ; Spanish gwɑnˈtɑ nɑˌmɔ /

a city in SE Cuba: U.S. naval base.

Example sentences from the Web for guantanamo

Perhaps the guards at the Guantanamo Bay detention facilities will finally be allowed to smoke cubans, too.

Cigar Dealers Light Up Over Cuba News |Asawin Suebsaeng |December 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The proceedings expected this week in Guantanamo Bay had been canceled.

9/11 Mastermind Is Afraid of the Ladies |Tim Mak |December 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In April of this year, the FBI tried to recruit a member of the Guantanamo defense team as an informant.

A Navy Lawyer Cries Foul on Gitmo’s Kafkaesque Legal System |Eleanor Clift |September 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Lt. Commander Kevin Bogucki is a Navy JAG officer serving as defense counsel for enemy combatants detained at Guantanamo.

A Navy Lawyer Cries Foul on Gitmo’s Kafkaesque Legal System |Eleanor Clift |September 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

With no sign that Guantanamo will be closed any time soon, this theater of the absurd could have a long run.

A Navy Lawyer Cries Foul on Gitmo’s Kafkaesque Legal System |Eleanor Clift |September 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Night was well advanced when they turned into a small settlement fronting Guantanamo Bay.

Fighting in Cuban Waters |Edward Stratemeyer
Early in June, brave work was done by our sailors at Guantanamo, a short distance east of Santiago.

Young Peoples' History of the War with Spain |Prescott Holmes
El Caney held the road from Guantanamo, at which point an important Spanish force was posted.

The Colored Regulars in the United States Army |T. G. Steward
A dime museum manager would make a fortune if he could have exhibited some of us as the piebald wild men from Guantanamo.

A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" |Russell Doubleday
The Bay of Guantanamo is considered one of the finest harbors in the world.

The History of Cuba, vol. 5 |Willis Fletcher Johnson

Guantánamo

/ (Spanish ɡwanˈtanamo) /

a city in SE Cuba, on Guantánamo Bay . Pop: 214 000 (2005 est)