guinea Definition
guinea (gin′ē)
noun
- a former English gold coin, last minted in 1813, equal to 21 shillings: the word is still used in England in giving prices of luxury items
- guinea fowl
- Slang an Italian or a person of Italian descent: an offensive term of hostility and contempt
Etymology: the gold of which it was first made came from Guinea
Guinea Definition
Guinea (gin′ē)
coastal region of W Africa, between Senegal & Nigeria
country in this region: formerly a French colony, it became independent in 1958: 94,926 sq mi (245,857 sq km); pop. 7,300,000; cap. Conakry
part of the Atlantic, off the W coast of Africa
Guinea Related Forms
Guin′·e·an adjective, noun
guinea Usage Examples
Converse of object
- subscribe: It comprises upwards of 11,000 volumes, and is patronized by about 80 members, who each subscribe one guinea per annum.
- pay: Elite Female Champion with new owner Nicholas Rogers who paid 2000 guineas.
- receive: Any person giving information to the overseers of the parish of Lawshall shall receive 2 guineas.
- cost: Kirkwall, a 14 inch portable cost 56 guineas and a 17 inch set cost 67 guineas.
- fine: John Naven fined 20 guineas and 3 months prison.
- charge: For example, if you took a tooth out by gas you charged a half guinea and the doctor charged the same.
Adjective modifier
- golden: I'll give you a golden guinea for a noggin, Jim.
- new: Wireless venture capital is about to cheap call to papua new guinea hit an all-time high.
Modifies a noun
- pig: See the guinea pig cages page for details of making a cheap indoor run.
- fowl: Brown the guinea fowl in a frying pan in the butter, then transfer to a roasting tin, breast down.
- worm: Along with safe water and sanitation facilities nylon water filters are distributed to help stop the spread of guinea worm.
- corn: Nov 21 Fire About 3:00 a fire started down by Gregory ' s guinea corn farm.
- breeder: I have never yet met a guinea pig breeder I liked who made money out of breeding cavies.
- pellet: Do not feed rabbit pellets as a substitute for guinea pig pellets.
Preposition: per
annum: All subscribers of two guineas per annum were to be governors during payment.
Noun used with modifier
- roast: An Inca delicacy, often on the menu in the highlands, is roast guinea pig.
- forty: A famous clever animal for the road -- only forty guineas.
- rescue: She has gone on to treat some of our rescue guinea pigs and has contacted Vedra for advice, without being prompted.
- baby: But a month later he became the proud father of 42 baby guinea pigs.
- half: Our half guinea which is dated 1759 bears the old head portrait which was introduced in 1746.
Browse dictionary entries near guinea
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