Guatemalan

From Guatemala City

Guatemalan refers to anything from or relating to Guatemala, the Central American country.

As a noun, a Guatemalan is a person from Guatemala or of Guatemalan descent: My neighbor is Guatemalan.

The word functions as both noun and adjective: Guatemalan coffee, Guatemalan textiles.

heritage

Tikal

Maya archaeological site

  • stelaeInscribed commemorative pillars
  • glyphsCarved symbolic figures
  • codicesBound handwritten volumes

quetzal · cacao · ballgame · pyramids · jade · obsidian · Mayan · hieroglyphs · calendar · cosmology

nationality

citizen

Legal national member

  • passportGovernment-issued travel credential
  • LadinoSephardic heritage language
  • mestizoBiracial Latin American

indigenous · emigrant · diaspora · patriotism · identity · naturalization · sovereignty · census · ethnicity · population

textiles

brocade

Raised-pattern luxury fabric

motif · weaving · cotton · thread · colorful · indigenous · artisanal · tradition · pattern · fabric

culture

marimba

Tuned bar percussion instrument

procession · folk · dance · tradition · colonial · Antigua · artisan · carnival · saints · incense

coffee

Antigua

Caribbean island nation

smallholder · cooperative · finca · washed · cupping · export · harvest · cherry · pulping · parchment

volcanoes

eruption

Violent sudden release

  • lavaErupted liquid stone
  • craterImpact or volcanic basin
  • ashCombustion's powdery remains

summit · hiking · active · dormant · highlands · pyroclastic · seismic · caldera · volcanic soil · geothermal

Categories
Opposites
national/regional identity

GuatemalanMexican

Of or from Tenochtitlan's successor

Honduran · Belizean · Salvadoran · Costa Rican · Nicaraguan

geographic proximity contrast

GuatemalanMongolian

Of a landlocked Asian nation

Icelandic · Australian · Japanese · Norwegian · South African

Phrases
Family

Guatemala, Guatemalans

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G