From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishGuatemalaGua‧te‧ma‧la /ˌɡwɑːtəˈmɑːlə/ a country in Central America, between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Population: 14,373,472 (2014). Capital: Guatemala City. The people who originally lived in Guatemala were the Maya, and buildings and other objects from their civilization can still be seen there. —Guatemalan noun, adjective