Guadiana

American  

[gwah-thyah-nah, gwuh-dyah-nuh] / gwɑˈðyɑ nɑ, gwəˈdyɑ nə /

noun

1. a river in SW Europe, flowing S from central Spain through SE Portugal to the Gulf of Cádiz. 515 miles (830 km) long.

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Guadiana British  

/ ɡwaˈðjana, ɡwəˈðjənə /

noun

1. a river in SW Europe, rising in S central Spain and flowing west, then south as part of the border between Spain and Portugal, to the Gulf of Cádiz. Length: 578 km (359 miles)

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Example Sentences

Within days of his release from the centre he began heading back to Doñana, swimming across the Guadiana river to reach Spain.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2025

“Do I hear 51%,” he repeatedly asked Guadiana, who said that figure would put the operation out of business.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2024

Many other rivers in Spain contain the same Arabic root word for valley or riverbed, like the Guadalmedina and the Guadiana.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2022

Neither Guadiana or Scherer have commented publicly on the papers.

From Reuters • Oct. 4, 2021

We crossed the Guadiana near that place on a bridge constructed of empty casks and planks, and sat down before the town about the 11th of April.

From The Autobiography of Sergeant William Lawrence A Hero of the Peninsular and Waterloo Campaigns by Nugent-Bankes, George