Chamorro may refer to:
- Chamorro language, an Austronesian language spoken on Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands
- Chamorro Party, a 19th century Portuguese political party (See Portuguese Prime Ministers)
- Chamorro people, the indigenous people of the Marianas Islands in the Western Pacific, consisting of Guam, Rota, Aguijan, Tinian, Saipan, Farallon de Medinilla, Anatahan, Sarigan, Guguan, Alamagan, Pagan, Agrihan, Asuncion, Maug and Farallon de Pajaros. Chamorro ( Chamoru) is the native language of the Chamorro or Chamoru of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam. In Portugal, the post of Prime Minister ( Portuguese: primeiro-ministro, Pron. "Chamoru" redirects here For the language see Chamorro language. The Mariana Islands (also the Marianas; up to the early 20th century sometimes called Ladrones Islands, from Spanish Islas de los Ladrones meaning Guam ( Chamorro: cha Guåhån) officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated Rota ( Chamoru: Luta) also known as the "peaceful island" is the Aguijan is a small bean-shaped Coralline island in the Northern Mariana Islands chain situated 8 km southwest of Tinian. Tinian (ˈtɪniən /ˌtiːniˈɑːn/ is one of the three principal islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (14°59’51”N 145°37’39”E Saipan (saɪˈpæn /saɪˈpɑn/ or /ˈsaɪpæn/ in English is the largest Island and Capital of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Farallon de Medinilla is a small island in the Northern Mariana Islands chain and is situated north of Saipan. Sarigan in Northern Mariana Islands is the result of a Holocene Era Stratovolcano with no known historic eruptions however a swarm of Volcano Guguan is an island in the Northern Marianas island chain and is 130 miles north of Saipan. The Northern Marianas island of Alamagan is located north from Saipan and is 11 Paganism (from Latin paganus, meaning "country dweller rustic" is a word used to refer to various religions and religious beliefs from across the world Agrihan (also spelled Agrigan) is a Stratovolcano which forms an island in the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Asunción (full name Nuestra Señora Santa María de la Asunción) population 1212112 (2002 is the Capital and largest city of Paraguay. The Maug Islands consist of three islands that surround the Caldera of an ancient Volcano. Farallon de Pajaros (from Spanish Farallón de los pájaros, meaning Birds Rock also known as Urracas (from Spanish Urracas, meaning Magpies
- Chamorro, a Spanish-language surname
- Chamorro (family) of Nicaragua, an important political force from the 1800s to the present, providing Nicaragua's first president, Fruto Chamorro, and its first woman president, Violeta Chamorro. The Chamorro family has its origin in Spain. A branch of the family became prominent in Nicaragua in the 18th century and its influence continues to the present Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America Fruto Chamorro Pérez ( October 20 1804 March 12 1855) was the first President of Nicaragua 1854&ndash1855 Violeta Barrios de Chamorro (born October 18, 1929) is a Nicaraguan political leader and Publisher.
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Chamorro
-proper noun
- An indigenous native islander of the Mariana Islands consisting of Guam, Saipan, Rota, and Tinian.
- 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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