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gujarat
nounC1
/ˌɡʊdʒ.əˈrɑːt/A state in western India, with a distinct cultural and linguistic identity.
gujarat states
plural-nounC1-C2
/ˌɡʊdʒ.əˈrɑːt/A state in western India, on the coast of the Arabian Sea.
gujarati
adjectivenounLow
/ˌɡʊdʒ.əˈrɑː.ti/An Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Indian state of Gujarat, or a person from Gujarat.
gujju
adjectivenounLow
/ˈɡʊdʒuː/A colloquial, often affectionate term for a person from the Indian state of Gujarat or of Gujarati ethnicity.
gujranwala
nounLow in general English; medium in contexts related to Pakistan or South Asia.
/ɡʊdʒrənˈwɑːlə/A city in Punjab, Pakistan.
gul
nounExtremely low / Obsolete
/ɡʊl/(chiefly in names and literature) A rose; a flower. Of Persian origin.
gula
nounLow (Academic/Literary/Formal)
/ˈɡjuːlə/A craving or insatiable desire for food; gluttony.
gulab jamun
nounLow-frequency in global English, but mid-to-high frequency within specific cultural, culinary, or diaspora contexts.
/ˌɡʊlɑːb ˈdʒɑːmʊn/A popular South Asian dessert consisting of fried milk-solid balls soaked in a sweet, flavored sugar syrup.
gulag
nounC1
/ˈɡuː.lɑːɡ/A system of forced labour camps maintained by the Soviet government, or any single such camp.
gulbenkian
nounC2/Proper Noun
/ɡʊlˈbɛŋkiən/A specific, real-world entity: a surname, most famously associated with the Armenian-British philanthropist and oil magnate Calouste Gulbenkian, and by extension the major charitable foundations (Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation) he established.
gulch
nounLow
/ɡʌltʃ/a deep, narrow ravine or valley with steep sides, often formed by the action of fast-flowing water.
gulden
nounC1
/ˈɡʊldən/A former gold coin and later a currency unit of the Netherlands (Dutch guilder) and some other European countries.
gulek bogaz
nounLow
/ˈɡuː.lɛk bɔː.ˈɡɑːz/A state of feeling extremely hungry or empty stomach.
gules
adjectivenounRare
/ˈɡjuːlz/The heraldic term for the colour red.
gulf
nounverb-transitiveC1
/ɡʌlf/A large area of sea partly enclosed by land, significantly larger than a bay.
gulf cooperation council
nounLow
/ˌɡʌlf kəʊˌɒp.əˈreɪ.ʃən ˈkaʊn.səl/A regional intergovernmental political and economic union of six Arab states bordering the Persian Gulf.
gulf states
plural-nounB2-C1
/ˈɡʌlf steɪts/A collective term for the countries bordering the Persian Gulf.
gulf stream
nounB2-C1
/ˈɡʌlf striːm/A powerful, warm, swift Atlantic ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico, flows northward along the eastern coast of the United States, and then crosses the Atlantic towards northwestern Europe.
gulf stream system
nounC1
/ˌɡʌlf ˈstriːm ˌsɪstəm/A warm and swift Atlantic Ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico and flows northeastward along the eastern coast of the United States and then across the Atlantic towards Europe.
gulf war
nounC1
/ˈɡʌlf ˌwɔː/A major international military conflict that took place in the Persian Gulf region, primarily referring to the 1990–1991 war between a US-led coalition and Iraq following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.

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