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guinea Definition

guinea (ginē)

noun

  1. 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
  2. guinea fowl
  3. 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 (ginē)

  1. coastal region of W Africa, between Senegal & Nigeria

  2. 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

  3. 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.