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Ushuaia

/uˈswaja/

proper noun/uˈswaja/

Ushuaia (a city, municipality, and capital of Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur, Argentina)

Related: ushuaiense

From Yámana ush (“towards the back, deep”) + waia (“bay; cove”), meaning “deep bay” or “bay towards the back”.