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Guatemalan

British  
/ ˌɡwɑːtəˈmɑːlən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Guatemala or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Guatemala

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Here’s another example: The government wanted to expel a Guatemalan refugee to Mexico.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

The deadly period began with a 48-year-old Guatemalan, Francisco Gaspar-Andres, who ICE said died on Dec. 3 of liver and kidney failure after being hospitalized for more than two weeks following detention.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

The coffins of the victims were cloaked in Guatemalan blue-and-white flags and were flanked by colleagues in uniform, standing to attention.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

Natural light spills onto a wooden floor, his houndstooth-upholstered armchair, the low-slung couch draped with a colorful Guatemalan blanket.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

He ends up at Casa Pamar, a foster home in Tapachula, Mexico, just north of the Guatemalan border.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

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