The Clue
Mariana isle (4 letter answer)
The Answer
GUAM
Tags
Notes
The answer GUAM is common and appears about once every 325 puzzles.
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Definition
GUAM as a noun:
1. (Guam, GU) = the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898