GUINEA
\ɡˈɪni], \ɡˈɪni], \ɡ_ˈɪ_n_i]\
Definitions of GUINEA
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a republic in eastern Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958
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a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world
By Princeton University
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a republic in eastern Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A district on the west coast of Africa (formerly noted for its export of gold and slaves) after which the Guinea fowl, Guinea grass, Guinea peach, etc., are named.
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A gold coin of England current for twenty-one shillings sterling, or about five dollars, but not coined since the issue of sovereigns in 1817.
By Oddity Software
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A gold coin of England current for twenty-one shillings sterling, or about five dollars, but not coined since the issue of sovereigns in 1817.
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A district on the west coast of Africa (formerly noted for its export of gold and slaves) after which the fowl, grass, peach, etc., are named.
By Noah Webster.
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A gold coin, formerly current in England, value twentyone shillings or about five dollars; a guinea fowl.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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An English gold coin, no longer used-21s., so called because first made of gold brought from Guinea, in Africa.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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A gold coin, formerly current in Britain, worth 21s., so called as first coined in gold from Guinea, in Africa.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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