Chamorro
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Etymology
Origin of Chamorro
First recorded in 1945–50; from Spanish, from CHamoru Chamorri, the name of the highest, ruling caste of that people
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Former presidential candidate Juan Sebastián Chamorro called her a “methodical and approachable official” who upheld State Department policy and democratic principles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
The indigenous people were long known as the Chamorro, a spelling imposed by the Spanish, but local legislation has recently favored the spelling “CHamoru.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
Pineda got his second goal of the tournament and ninth in 58 international appearances, sending his kick to the left of goalkeeper Kevin Chamorro, who reacted the other way.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 9, 2023
When Guam capitulated two days later, the Japanese administered the island with the help of Chamorro translators from Saipan and a neighboring island called Rota.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
He had been a soldier in one of the revolutions, when John Chamorro was President, and ascribed the commencement of the disease to getting a chill by bathing when he was heated.
From The Naturalist in Nicaragua by Belt, Thomas
A major U.S. naval base is located just north of the village, which is known as an insular community of mostly Chamorros, the Indigenous population of Guam.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 18, 2023
Ritidian has been under US control since 1963, when indigenous Chamorros were moved off the land.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2020
Nearly four centuries after the arrival of the first Jesuit missionaries, Catholicism is deeply ingrained in the culture of Guam’s indigenous people, known as Chamorros.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2019
Nearly four centuries after the arrival of the first Jesuit missionaries, Catholicism is deeply engrained in the culture of Guam’s indigenous people, known as Chamorros.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 8, 2019
In fact, grandchildren, I think it was worse for the Chamorros.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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