Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a people of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
- noun The Austronesian language of the Chamorros.
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- proper noun An indigenous native islander of the Mariana Islands consisting of
Guam andNorthern Mariana Islands of Saipan,Rota , and Tinian. - proper noun An Austronesian language spoken by the indigenous native islanders of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam.
- adjective Pertaining to the indigenous native islanders of the Mariana Islands consisting of Guam, Saipan, Rota, and Tinian.
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Examples
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Chamorro is pork shank, what you might think of as the ankle of the animal.
Mystery Meat 2010
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The native people are known as Chamorro, and at the last census they made up about a third of the population.
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EJ's House of Chicken & Ribs, a new restaurant in Mission Viejo touting the food of Guam, known as Chamorro cuisine.
The Orange County Register - News Headlines : Top Stories 2010
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In fact, it sounds a lot like "Chamorro", or pork shank.
Mystery Meat 2010
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She now says that all teens should venture beyond the "Chamorro" classroom setting to learn more about Guam's wonderful native culture.
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Mr. Ortega will be encouraged by the poll's results, Mr. Chamorro wrote in an email, and will try to increase the "concentration of power and demolish the rule of law."
Nicaragua's Ortega Wins in Landslide José de Córdoba 2011
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The manner in which Mr. Ortega won doesn't augur well for the country, said Nicaraguan journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro .
Nicaragua's Ortega Wins in Landslide José de Córdoba 2011
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In an upset that stunned the Sandinista machine and its American sympathizers, Nicaraguans went for challenger Violeta Chamorro, who won 55% of the vote to Mr. Ortega's 41%.
Ortega Won't Let Go of Nicaragua Mary Anastasia O'Grady 2011
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On Oct. 3, a 22-year-old man named Frederico Chamorro Yax was arrested and charged in three sexual assaults that took place in September and October in Sunset Park and neighboring Bensonhurst.
New Assault Is Called Part of a Pattern Sean Gardiner 2011
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"There's a lot of alarm," said Carlos Fernando Chamorro, an independent Nicaraguan journalist.
Nicaragua's Ortega Set to Win Election José de Córdoba 2011
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