Definitions for Guadalajara
ˌgwɑd l əˈhɑr əguadala·jara

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1. Guadalajaranoun

   a city in southwestern Mexico; a popular health resort and site of architecture from the Spanish colonial era

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1. Guadalajaranoun

   The capital city of the state of Jalisco, in the center of Mexico.

2. Etymology: From Arabic (wādi al-ħajāra), "valley of stones".

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1. Guadalajara

   Guadalajara ( GWAH-də-lə-HAR-ə, Spanish: [ɡwaðalaˈxaɾa] (listen)) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Mexico, while the Guadalajara metropolitan area has a population of 5,268,642 people, making it the third-largest metropolitan area in the country and the twentieth largest metropolitan area in the Americas Guadalajara has the second-highest population density in Mexico, with over 10,361 people per square kilometer. Within Mexico, Guadalajara is a center of business, arts and culture, technology and tourism; as well as the economic center of the Bajío region. It usually ranks among the 100 most productive and globally competitive cities in the world. It is home to numerous landmarks, including Guadalajara Cathedral, the Teatro Degollado, the Templo Expiatorio, the UNESCO World Heritage site Hospicio Cabañas, and the San Juan de Dios Market—the largest indoor market in Latin America.Guadalajara was founded on 14 February 1542 by Cristóbal de Oñate, a Basque conquistador, as the capital of the Kingdom of Nueva Galicia, part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. After 1572, the Royal Audiencia of Guadalajara, previously subordinate to Mexico City, became the only authority in New Spain with autonomy over Nueva Galicia, owing to rapidly growing wealth in the kingdom following the discovery of silver. By the 18th century, Guadalajara had taken its place as Mexico's second largest city, following mass colonial migrations in the 1720s and 1760s. During the Mexican War of Independence, independence leader Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla established Mexico's first revolutionary government in Guadalajara in 1810. The city flourished during the Porfiriato, with the advent of the industrial revolution, but its growth was hampered significantly during the Mexican Revolution. In 1929, the Cristero War ended within the confines of the city, when President Plutarco Elías Calles proclaimed the Grito de Guadalajara. The city saw continuous growth throughout the rest of the 20th century, attaining a metro population of 1 million in the 1960s and surpassing 3 million in the 1990s. Guadalajara is a gamma global city, and one of Mexico's most important cultural centers. It is home to numerous mainstays of Mexican culture, including Mariachi, Tequila, and Birria and hosts numerous notable events, including the Guadalajara International Film Festival, the most important film festival in Latin America, and the Guadalajara International Book Fair, the largest book fair in the Americas. The city was the American Capital of Culture in 2005 and has hosted numerous global events, including the 1970 FIFA World Cup, the 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 1st Ibero-American Summit in 1991, and the 2011 Pan American Games. The city is home to numerous universities and research institutions, including the University of Guadalajara and the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, two of the highest-ranked universities in Mexico.

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1. guadalajara

   Guadalajara is a city located in western Mexico, known as the capital and largest city of the state of Jalisco. It's also the second most populated metropolitan area in the country. Guadalajara is recognized for its cultural contributions, including traditional mariachi music and Mexican dance. It's a major technological and industrial center, often referred to as the Silicon Valley of Mexico. The city is also home to significant architectural landmarks and numerous cultural festivals throughout the year.

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1. GUADALAJARA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Guadalajara is ranked #69392 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Guadalajara surname appeared 283 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Guadalajara.
   
   98.5% or 279 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Guadalajara in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Guadalajara in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Guadalajara in a Sentence

1. Jaime Lopez-Aranda:

   It is relatively safe for travelers to head to tourist destinations and major urban centers such as Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey.

2. President Biden:

   I think one of the fundamental things we've got to do in addition to some of the changes we'll make, which we wo n’t get into it today, is that if we figure out why they're leaving in the first place, it's not like people sit around and say, in Guadalajara, ‘ I got a great idea, let's sell everything we have, give it to a coyote, take us across the border, leave us in the desert in a country doesn't want us. We don't speak the language. Won't that be fun ? ’.

3. Eduardo De Rose:

   The medical commission is, in a certain way, surprised to have so many cases at the beginning of the Games, but the numbers will (ultimately) be more or less the same that we have at every Games, but we are working here under the new regulation of WADA so the controls are much harder than the controls that we had (for the 2011 Pan Ams in) Guadalajara.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Guadalajara
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Guadalajara
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalajara
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html