Look up: Guinea

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   Guinea
   Guinea is a republic in west Africa. It has a total area of 245,860 km2. The climate is generally hot and humid; monsoon-type rainy season (June to November) with south-westerly winds; dry season (December to May) with north-easterly harmattan winds. The terrain is generally flat coastal plain, hilly to mountainous interior. Natural resources are bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish. The religion is 85% Muslim, 5% indigenous beliefs, 1.5% Christian. The language is French...
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   Guinea
   The Guinea was the first English gold coin, and was worth 20 shillings. Guineas were first minted in 1663 and so named from the gold which came from the coast of Guinea. The value varied between 20 and 30 shillings until it was fixed at 21 shillings in 1717. It was withdrawn from circulation in 1817 after the issue of soverigns, but the term continued to be used for 21 shillings.
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   Guinea
   [n] - a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings 2. [n] - a republic in eastern Africa on the Atlantic
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   Guinea
   21 shillings. Small gold coin. Rarely used. Term still used in horse racing and auctions.
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   Guinea
   21 shillings. Term still used in horse racing and auctions.
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   Guinea
   Name formerly applied to a large part of the west coast of Africa stretching from the Gambia to the Zaire rivers, and extending inland to the borders of western Sudan. The name came into use during...
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   Guinea
   Country in West Africa, bounded north by Senegal, northeast by Mali, southeast by Côte d'Ivoire, south by Liberia and Sierra Leone, west by the Atlantic Ocean,...
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   guinea
   English gold coin, notionally worth 21 shillings (£1.05). It has not been minted since 1817, when it was superseded by the gold sovereign, but was used until 1971 in billing professional fees....
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   guinea
   A British gold coin first struck under Charles II in 1663 and so called because some of the bullion gold used to make the first pieces was imported from Guinea by the Africa Company. The provenance mark of an elephant or elephant and castle was the Africa Company symbol, and is found on some of the coins. After some fluctuation, the value of the co ...
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    Guinea
    Definition (keystage 2) A pre-decimalisation unit of British currency equal to one pound and one shilling, i.e. 252 pennies.
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    Guinea
    Guin'ea (gĭn'e) noun 1. 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. 2. 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. « The guinea ...
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    guinea
    1. 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. ... 2. 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. 'The guinea, so called from the Gui ...
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    Guinea
    `Guinea`, officially `Republic of Guinea` , is a nation in West Africa, formerly known as French Guinea. Guinea's territory has a curved shape, with its base at the Atlantic Ocean, inland to the east, and turning south. The base borders Guinea-Bissau and Senegal to the north, and Mali to the north and north-east; the inland part borders Côte d'Ivoire to the south-east, Liberia to the south, and Sierra Leone to the west of the southern tip. Its wa...
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    Guinea
    • (n.) 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. • (n.) 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.Guinea: words in the...
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    guinea
    (from the article `coin`) The modern coinage dates from the reign of Charles II. After issuing the old denomination of hammered money in the first two years of his reign, he ...
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    Guinea
    the forest and coastal areas of western Africa between the tropic of Cancer and the equator. Derived from the Berber word aguinaw, or gnawa, meaning ... [4 related articles]
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    Guinea
    country of western Africa. It is bordered by Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and Mali to the north and east; by Côte d`Ivoire to the southeast; by Liberia ... [26 related articles]
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    guinea
    
    1. a former British gold coin worth 21 chillings
    2. ethnic slur; offensive terms for a person of Italian descent
    3. a republic in eastern Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958
    4. W African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world
    
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    Guinea
    Guinea (gin'ē) , an archaic term for the west coast of Africa. In its widest sense it has been applied to the region from Angola to Senegal. Parts of the region bore names originating in early colonial trade, notably Grain Coast, Ivory Coast (see Côte d'Ivoire), Gold Coast (see Ghana...
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    Guinea
    Guinea (gin'ē) , officially Republic of Guinea, republic (2005 est. pop. 9,468,000), 94,925 sq mi (245,856 sq km), W Africa. It is bounded on the north by Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and Mali; on the east by the Côte d'Ivoire; on the south by Sierra Leone and Liberia; and on the west by ...
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