Guinea Definition

gĭnē
guineas
noun
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A former English gold coin, last minted in 1813, equal to 21 shillings.
Webster's New World
The sum of one pound and one shilling.
American Heritage

Guinea fowl.

Webster's New World
An Italian or a person of Italian descent.
Webster's New World

A ground-foraging bird of Africa, of the family Numididae. Domesticated strains include Pearl, White, Buff, Blue, Purple and Lavender. Also called guinea fowl.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
pronoun

(US, slang, derogatory) Someone of Italian descent in the United States.

Wiktionary

Country in Western Africa. Official name: Republic of Guinea.

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Other Word Forms of Guinea

Noun

Singular:
guinea
Plural:
guineas

Origin of Guinea

  • From Guinea, the country in West Africa. The name comes from the Berber term "aginaw" via Portuguese; it originally meant "black" (or, in context, "land of the blacks.")

    From Wiktionary

  • After the Guinea coast of Africa, the source of the gold from which it was first made

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Guinea Sentence Examples

  • Three species are inhabitants of New Guinea and the fourth is found in North Queensland.

  • From Torres Strait to Dampier Land the shelf spreads out, and connects Australia with New Guinea and the Malay Archipelago.

  • The rock wallabies again have short tarsi of the hind legs, with a long pliable tail for climbing, like that of the tree kangaroo of New Guinea, or that of the jerboa.

  • Among the larger birds are cranes, herons, the ibis, storks, eagles, vultures, falcons, hawks, kites, owls, the secretary birds, pelicans, flamingoes, wild duck and geese, gulls, and of game birds, the paauw, koraan, pheasant, partridge, guinea fowl and quail.

  • Many cisterns are infested with Guinea worm (filaria medinensis, Gm.).

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