Guantánamo Bay
/ɡwænˌtænəməʊ ˈbeɪ/
/ɡwɑːnˌtɑːnəməʊ ˈbeɪ/
- a bay in Cuba where there is a US Navy base. The sailors call it 'Gitmo'. The base has been there since 1903. Since the attack on the Twin Towers people suspected of being terrorists have been kept there as prisoners.
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