Definitions for Guinea

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Guinea Guin·ea

Spelling: [gin-ee]

IPA: /ˈgɪn i/

Guinea is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 82 anagrams from letters in Guinea (aeginu).

Definitions for Guinea

noun

1. a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
2. Formerly French Guinea. an independent republic in W Africa, on the Atlantic coast. About 96,900 sq. mi. (251,000 sq. km). Capital: Conakry.
3. Gulf of, a part of the Atlantic Ocean that projects into the W coast of Africa and extends from the Ivory Coast to Gabon.
4. (lowercase) a former money of account of the United Kingdom, equal to 21 shillings: still often used in quoting fees or prices.
5. (lowercase) a gold coin of Great Britain issued from 1663 to 1813, with a nominal value of 20 shillings.
6. (lowercase) Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian birth or descent.
7. (lowercase) Horse Racing. a person who does miscellaneous work in or around a horse stable.

Examples for Guinea

“We know the outbreak is still flaming strongly in western Sierra Leone and some parts of the interior of Guinea,” said Nabarro.

"I'll hold thee a Guinea of that," said the wit, throwing the money on the table.

Liberia, once the hot zone, now reports 7,719 cases, while Guinea has 2,283.

They probably had them from the English of Carolina, whither they had been brought from Guinea.

"See you in Guinea first," muttered Bandy-legs, bristling up.

In Guinea, just 42 percent of the population aged 15-24 can both read and write a “short simple statement” in their everyday life.

I am to have ten shillings and sixpence—half a Guinea a week!

We are, essentially, an army of Guinea pigs millions strong.

Guinea, with 25 percent, recorded the lowest adult literacy rate in the world at that time.

No one ever seems to have a Guinea to spend upon false teeth.